Ireland has not asked for EU bailout: Juncker (AFP)

The head of the Eurogroup of finance ministers, Jean-Claude Juncker, said Friday that Ireland had not asked for bailout assistance from eurozone partners.The Luxembourg prime minister gave a resounding "No" when asked during a news conference if Ireland had called in help from the European Financial Stability Fund, set up in May to protect debt-laden eurozone economies."If Ireland asked for help, it would get it from the EFSF. But the question has not been asked," he said, echoing similar denials from the Irish government and the European Commission in Brussels.