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Ireland’s Budget Just Adds to the Gloom

International Herald Tribune - 37 minutes ago

Ireland, once one of the world’s biggest economic success stories, is now one of the recession’s worst casualties.

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Ireland awaits sharpest budget cut in its history
AP via Yahoo! Finance - Wed Dec 9, 5:24 am ET
Ireland braced itself Wednesday for the most severe budget cut in its history to cope with a ballooning deficit and savage recession.
Tough Tunneling Defines Belfast Sewer Fix
Engineering News-Record - 29 minutes ago
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.
Deficit-hit Ireland slashes salaries, welfare pay
Boston Herald - 2 hours 23 minutes ago
DUBLIN - 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)...
3 pregnant Irish women challenge Ireland's abortion ban at European Court of Human Rights
Sun-Sentinel - Wed Dec 9, 11:34 am ET
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 sticking with natural gas consortium
This Week Dublin - 1 hour 50 minutes ago
Dublin will continue to participate in a natural gas consortium with the hopes of saving residents money this winter.
Dublin to spend, earn less in 2010
This Week Dublin - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
The city of Dublin expects spending to eclipse revenue by roughly $5-million next year.
Dublin's tree-lighting ceremony
This Week Dublin - 1 hour 53 minutes ago
(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.
Historic Dublin crosswalk will get new signs
This Week Dublin - 1 hour 52 minutes ago
Dublin City Council this week set a plan in motion to make a Historic Dublin crosswalk safer.
Friends open jewelry store in Historic Dublin
This Week Dublin - 1 hour 51 minutes ago
The owners of one of Historic Dublin's newest businesses call the Jewelers of Dublin a "partnership of friends."
Backers of state constitutional convention meet in Dublin
Contra Costa Times - Wed Dec 9, 9:56 am ET
'We need a permanent, stable source of funding,' Alameda County administrator says.
Dublin High girls basketball team holds its own but falls to St. Mary's-Stockton
Contra Costa Times - Wed Dec 9, 12:57 pm ET
Gaels put up a fight in falling to St. Mary's-Stockton
Dublin rally falls short in Dr Pepper championship
Stephenville Empire-Tribune - Wed Dec 9, 11:43 am ET
A furious rally came up just short for Dublin (5-4) in the finals of the Dublin Dr Pepper Tournament last weekend.
Belfast begins waterfront walkway project
Bangor Daily News - Tue Dec 8, 10:23 pm ET
BELFAST, Maine -- After years of discussion, the city has started the process of establishing a walkway along the waterfront. Armed with a $200,000 commitment from the City Council and a $250,000 …
1997 Ford Fiesta LX review from UK and Ireland
Carsurvey.org - Wed Dec 9, 10:54 am ET
What things have gone wrong with the car? Nothing except for usual wear and tear. Someone attempted to vandalise the the driver side wing mirror, but fortunately it just clicked back into place.
Saudi Arabia to set up first Irish Muslim high school in Dublin
Irish Central - Wed Dec 9, 8:46 am ET
The Saudi plans were revealed in Arabic on their Web site for the new Saudi embassy in Dublin. The Saudis hope to use the embassy to "further develop our political, trade and cultural relations with Ireland ."