The irony of it all…

People in Ireland are probably a little more familiar with the ongoing disputes between Public sector workers and the Government, regarding pay cuts, threats to pensions and job security – a swift step taken by the Irish Government to pull itself out of the economic miseries it now faces. What makes this statement more universally [...]

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Should we fear the worst?

Five weeks from now Ireland’s media will be ablaze with all things Budgetary, a familiar and controversial topic as  Ireland braces itself for its third budget in 14 months. Last April, as Ireland officially went into recession Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan rushed a controversial hard-hitting emergency Budget through the Dáil leaving middle-income earners the worst [...]

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