Ireland to hold one bond auction in third quarter

DUBLIN, July 1 (Reuters) - Ireland (Other OTC: IRLD - news) will hold a bond auction in September, its only sale set for the third quarter, the country's debt agency said on Wednesday as it seeks to fund the state through to the end of 2016 amid little fallout from the Greek debt crisis.

Ireland, which is already fully funded for the rest of the year and has raised 11 billion euros out of a guided range of 12 to 15 billion euros of debt to fund the state for 2016, will not hold any auctions of treasury bills during the third quarter.

The cost to Ireland of selling debt rose for the first time since it resumed bond auctions in 2014 in a bond auction last month but mounting fears about a possible Greek exit from the euro zone have had little impact on borrowing costs. (Reporting by Padraic Halpin; Editing by Toby Chopra)