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Signs of recovery boosted as Ireland beats EU/IMF deficit targets (IrishCentral)

Fri, 04 Jan 2013 04:31:19 PST

By: PATRICK COUNIHAN

Ireland’s Finance Minister Michael Noonan is laughing all the way to the European Central Bank after a surprise upturn in his treasury’s tax take.

John Boehner golfs with 1% as 99% wait for a Jobs Act (IrishCentral)

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:30:15 PDT

It's Monday morning and (if you're lucky) most of you will be reading this at workSo spare a thought for hard working Republican House Speaker John Boehner, who'll be playing a round of strenuous golf at Newport Beach in California today in the company of some of the richest people in AmericaAs Wall Street is under siege from a growing international protest that's condemning corporate influence on our elections, apparently tone deaf Boehner is cozying up the richest 1% they blame for our woes And, just to make matters even more galling, all the while Boehner's ignoring the growing demand to hold a vote on the American Jobs Act READ MORE

How to cut $6 billion off the Irish deficit by reducing public sector wages (IrishCentral)

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:21:35 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

The Sunday Tribune newspaper has created a novel way to cut Ireland's booming deficit by saving $6 billion (€4.3billion) by cutting back on government waste and inefficiency. A dramatic cut in wages of the judiciary, senior pubic servants and lowering the number of TDs would result in dramatic savings alone.

Ireland’s deficit dwarf’s other nations (IrishCentral)

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 04:57:38 PDT

By: MOLLY MULDOON

The cost of Ireland’s bank bailout had reached 50 billion Euros ($68 billion) it emerged yesterday. The Irish Finance minister told RTÉ radio at lunchtime that we have to deal with the current realities "We have to be responsible here. It's not about speculating on a figure...it's about recognizing that there is a serious challenge ahead of us," he said.