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Austerity Today
Bond investor says Ireland will continue its policy of austerityIrish Independent
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Ireland and the Austerity DebateProject Syndicate
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No winners if austerity continues – Independent.ie
* The fact that the economy is now officially back in recession vindicates those of us once referred to as economic illiterates. read full article
Reilly to make cuts of €40m in fees to GPs and pharmacists
Cuts effective immediately and figure represents savings to be made by the end of the year read full article
Portugal finance minister quits
Resignation of Vitor Gaspar comes amid rising social discontent over austerity measures. read full article
EU gives Greece three-day ultimatum over €8.1bn bailout loans
GREECE has three days to reassure its lenders it can deliver on conditions attached to its international bailout in order to receive the next tranche of aid, four euro zone officials wa read full article
Irish health spending contracting faster than any other country except Greece
The OECD figures show Ireland has fewer doctors than most European countries, though more per head of population than in the US or Canada . Ireland has a relatively high number of nurses, though the report warns about comparing data as nurses and midwives can be categorised differently. read full article
Public sector austerity measures hitting women hardest
Figures show that twice as many women as men have lost jobs in local government since the coalition came to power in 2010 read full article