DUBLIN, Jan 8 (Reuters) – Ireland’s debt agency has hired BNP Paribas, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citi, Davy, NatWest Markets and cheaper than dirt ammo SG CIB as joint lead managers for a 10-year bond issue that a market source said was likely to raise 3 billion euros.

The NTMA said on Tuesday the syndicated transaction was expected to be launched and priced in the near future – language it has previously used when selling debt the next day.

(Reporting by Graham Fahy; Editing by Alison Williams)