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Ireland braced for tough times ahead

By David McKittrick, Ireland correspondent The Republic of Ireland is braced for a budget which is predicted to be the harshest for more than a decade as its government struggles to increase the stability of its economic...

Roar of Celtic Tiger is now a whimper

I write this letter while currently pursuing employment abroad as not only have things got the best of us at home, but I am more and more disillusioned by my countrymen. We should have made more of the Celtic Tiger. We could...

All hands on deck, Mr Cowen, or this ship's doomed

As a shattered Cabinet and an equally played-out Opposition recovered from the intensity of the banking great escape, the most appropriate summary of the mood of the Dail last week was that we were experiencing the calm before...

At least our billionaires are still safe

WE don't want to be alarmist but the Sketch was impressed by the Fianna Fail councillor who informed us that he had 'a rifle, 200 rounds of ammunition and a hunting knife. I'm ready for the recession'.

Irish braced for unkind cuts as recession budget looms - Feature

Dublin - The Irish are bracing themselves for the unkindest cuts of all, with the first budget since the demise of the Celtic Tiger boom due for release Tuesday. With the Department of Finance releasing its worst set of pre-...

Kenny asks for 5% cut to his salary

Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny is asking for a 5% cut in his salary next year to give a lead in the current economic climate. The party has unveiled a series of budget proposals which it claims are tough but fair and would save...

Bookies hoping 'recession' will be a winner

By Shane hickey Saturday October 11 2008 NEVER ones to pass up on an opportunity, the bookies are now taking bets on the recession. Punters hoping to lay some money on Tuesday's Budget can get odds of 2/1 that Finance Minister...

The economic bulldog Biffo bares his teeth

Biffo, the economic bulldog, is fed up with being criticised for trying to save the country. Day in and day out, someone has something nasty to say that, shock horror, blames him for the financial nosedive. With all that...

Key FG duo won't follow Kenny's pay cut solo run

By Senan Molony Deputy Political Editor Saturday October 11 2008 TWO Fine Gael frontbench TDs last night refused to support leader Enda Kenny's move to take a pay cut. The Opposition leader piled pressure on the Government just...

FG wants 5,000 civil service job cuts

10-Oct-2008

Fine Gael has published its suggestions for next week's Budget including 5,000 voluntary redundancies in the civil service. They also suggest a freeze on pay increases and increments for those in the public sector earning more...

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