Budget on course after Cowen wins key vote
Minister Michael Lowry Ireland’s minority Government narrowly survived a make-or-break vote to get Budget 2011 into law after striking a last minute deal with two Independents. After securing revisions...
View ArticleSeanad passes bail-out bill
The Irish parliament’s upper house has passed the controversial Finance Bill which enacts billions of euros in cuts to bolster the republic’s crippled economy. The move clears the way for beleaguered...
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