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Deal on Ireland's €85B bailout could come Sunday

DUBLIN  — An Irish government minister said Saturday he expects an agreement within the next 24 hours on an EU-IMF bailout loan for Ireland worth approximately €85 billion ($115 billion), but he rejected reports that the aid could come with a punitively high interest rate.
Communications Minister Eamon Ryan said all sides in the 10-day-old financial rescue talks in Dublin want at least "an outline agreement" before markets open Monday.