Ireland faces up to fiscal dilemma

Article discusses the challenges facing the Irish economy - and observes the two-track nature of the economy: a strong foreign-owned export sector with a struggling domestic economy starved of finance.

ESO: Background information: Ireland to outline bank stress tests / Ireland pledges 'credible' banks revamp as stress test concerns rise / Irish banks need €24bn after stress tests http://www.europeansources.info/record/ireland-to-outline-bank-stress-tests-ireland-pledges-credible-banks-revamp-as-stress-test-concerns-rise-irish-banks-need-e24bn-after-stress-tests/

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