Makhlouf Explains Central Bank's Role with War Bonds

On July 15, 2026, Gabriel Makhlouf, the Central Bank's big cheese, chatted with the Oireachtas Finance Committee about Israeli war bonds. He insisted they followed the rules and couldn’t stop the bonds from being issued. With a nod to public curiosity about ethics, he made it clear that the bank’s job is to regulate, not intervene, while the committee kept the focus on accountability.