Ireland’s Budget Just Adds to the Gloom
International Herald Tribune - 42 minutes agoIreland, once one of the world’s biggest economic success stories, is now one of the recession’s worst casualties.
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Ireland, once one of the world’s biggest economic success stories, is now one of the recession’s worst casualties.
Ireland is "turning the corner" after 18 months that almost sank its economy, the country's finance minister said Wednesday as he unveiled a new four-billion-euro (5.9-billion-dollar) austerity budget.
Ireland slashed pay for state workers, cut welfare benefits and imposed new environmental taxes on fuel Wednesday as it unveiled a record euro4 billion ($6 billion) in budget cuts to combat a runaway deficit.
Three women brought their case against Ireland's strict abortion law to the European Court of Human Rights on Wednesday, saying the Catholic country's legislation violates their rights.
Recession-ravaged Ireland is set to unveil a four-billion-euro (5.9-billion-dollar) austerity package for its 2010 budget on Wednesday to stabilise a huge gap in public finances and reassure financial markets.
Three women filed a lawsuit in a European court against Ireland's abortion ban Wednesday, claiming the government violates the human rights of pregnant women by forcing them to travel abroad for abortions.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Irish Finance Minister Brian Lenihan said the economy is on the “road to recovery,” as he announced plans to cut government spending to tackle a soaring budget deficit and restore investor confidence.
Recession-ravaged Ireland is to unveil a four-billion-euro (5.9-billion-dollar) austerity package for its 2010 annual budget Wednesday in an effort to stabilise a ballooning gap in public finances.
Dec. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Ireland is poised to show Greece a way to cut ballooning budget deficits. Finance Minister Brian Lenihan will today announce plans to cut spending by 6 percent in the face of the worst recession in Ireland’s modern history.
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Ireland braced itself Wednesday for the most severe budget cut in its history to cope with a ballooning deficit and savage recession.
Facing unpredictably tough ground conditions, tunneling crews have worked all out this year to get Belfast’s $195-million, 9.4-kilometer-long stormwater storage tunnel system operational before Christmas.
DUBLIN (AP) — Three women filed a lawsuit in a European court against Ireland's abortion ban Wednesday, claiming the government violates the human rights of pregnant women by forcing them to travel abroad for abortions and denying them appropriate medical care at home.
Dublin will continue to participate in a natural gas consortium with the hopes of saving residents money this winter.
The city of Dublin expects spending to eclipse revenue by roughly $5-million next year.
(Above) Dublin Mayor Marilee Chinnici-Zuercher and Santa Claus plug in the lights to the Christmas tree in Historic Dublin. (Right) Waving to the waiting boys and girls, Santa Claus came to the event with some help from the Washington Township Fire Department.