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News and views from the business world with Mickey Clarke and Jeremy Naylor.

The Irish government has applied for rescue loans from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. Antoin Murphy, professor of economics at Trinity College at the University of Dublin tells us he hopes the bailout will stabilise the situation.

A quarter of manufacturers have serious concerns about whether there are enough suppliers in the UK, according to a survey. Lee Hopley, chief economist of the Engineering Employers Federation says companies are expressing serious concern.

The Independent Commission on Banking holds its second public meeting today in Edinburgh. The former Chancellor Alistair Darling has already entered the debate, warning that breaking up the banks would be a disaster for the Scottish economy. We speak to Marcus Miller, a professor of economics at Warwick University, and one of the panellists at tonight's meeting.

And overseas takeovers of UK companies are now at their highest level in two years. We speak to Graham Rivers, who was the chief executive of mobile phone content producer, WIN, which has been bought by India's IMI Mobile.