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UK recovery will be choppy, warns Clegg

UK recovery will be choppy, warns Clegg

Britain should be braced for a “choppy and uneven” recovery, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg warned today – as a survey predicted the north of England would fare worst under Government spending cuts.

Lenihan says plan will ‘end uncertainty’

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FINANCE Minister Brian Lenihan last night insisted the Government’s decision to split Anglo Irish Bank into two parts will provide certainty about the bank’s future.

We are bottom of the class

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THE Government failed to invest sufficiently in education during the boom years and is now paying the price.

Minister clears way for gradual shutdown of bank

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THE Government has cleared the way for a faster resolution to the Anglo Irish Bank debacle by conceding the entire institution should be gradually shut down.

Government agrees €1bn budget cuts

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The Government has agreed one billion euro of the three billion euro cuts to be announced in the Budget on December 7, Finance Minister Brian Lenihan revealed today.

Lenihan announces workshops for new businesses

Lenihan announces workshops for new businesses

The Government is to target small business-owners, entrepreneurs and inventors with a series of workshops offering advice on how to turn ideas into new enterprises, according to the Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation, Conor Lenihan.

Salary of €25,000 ‘not enough to attract staff’

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THE Government has ordered a full investigation into claims that some Irish businesses have been unable to recruit staff on wages of €25,000, writes Ralph Riegel.

Brian Lenihan in quotes: how he changed tune

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“The Government has made it clear that it will ensure Anglo Irish Bank’s continued viability.

Anglo ‘good and bad’ banks plan to be rejected by EU

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The Government’s plan to break the nationalised Anglo Irish Bank into ‘good’ and ‘bad’ banks is set to be rejected by the EU, with the chances of that deal now happening being described as “virtually nil”, the Sunday Independent has learned.

Huge surge in homeowners being paid mortgage aid

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THE number of homeowners getting emergency aid from the Government to pay their mortgages has doubled in the past two years, new figures obtained by the Irish Independent show.