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Martina Devlin: It's not just about the money -- we want to reclaim our republic too
'Public anger is acute," said Brendan Howlin. How right he is. But his Government is fast becoming the focus for this fury -- and not because of the castor oil which ministers must, of necessity, dish out.
Lise Hand: Howlin Wolf goes out with a whimper, not with a Big Bang
WAIT a minute -- wasn't this supposed to be Brendan's Big Bad Budget?
Fionnan Sheahan: The devil's in the detail as Howlin chickens out
'WHO are the losers? A family with three children will lose €40 a month, which is in addition to the previous cuts in child benefit last year, where they lost a significant amount."
Fiach Kelly: New reality in a very different universe
WE have now entered a parallel political universe. Years of circling around Planet Bertie -- which turned out to be a big ball of gas with nothing at its core -- have brought us here.
Ian O'Doherty: Ireland in 2011 -- where grannies freeze to death
'I believe we have a duty to protect the most vulnerable in our society," said Public Expenditure Minister Brendan Howlin just before 3pm yesterday afternoon, rather heroically managing not to break into maniacal cackling given the fact this is now a country where vulnerable people cannot afford to heat their houses or feed their children adequately.
Brendan Keenan: Deep cuts draw blood from the health service
THERE are few concepts more slippery than a public spending cut. First of all, what is a "cut?" Is it a reduction in the amount actually spent, or the amount which would have been spent had there been no cut?
Thomas Molloy: Budget condemns us to death by a thousand cuts
THERE are many ways to save money. Some families switch to yellow pack cornflakes, scrap the riding lessons and turn down the heating. Others prefer a more radical approach; they move to a smaller home or sell the family car, but keep eating their favourite breakfast cereal. Their philosophy is that it is easier to ignore a few big changes than hundreds of niggling cuts.
Brian Brennan: Nation's life blood flows away while leeches feed
CAROL FLANNERY from Ballina has found herself a job. In Korea. Just before Christmas last year, the young master of science sparked a heated debate when she wrote to this newspaper complaining that, because she could not find even a work-experience post, never mind a paid job, she was preparing to emigrate.
Stephen Kinsella: This is an EU/IMF budget
"Just about every sector of society will experience cuts. We are talking about hundreds of thousands of people being affected. But it's definitely hitting the less well off. "
Cowen kept quiet as the country fell apart
IF it was an ill-advised utterance that later came to encompass the failings of Charles Haughey's leadership, it was the conspicuous lack of communication that came to characterise former Taoiseach Brian Cowen's brief reign.
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