Irish given ‘wake-up call’ over slowdown

Article reports that Ireland’s Finance Minister Brian Lenihan hinted at spending cuts on the 24 June 2008 after the main Irish economic think-tank (Economic and Social Research Institute) predicted the first fall in output since 1983.

Ireland: Economic and Social Research Institute: Quarterly Economic Commentary, Summer 2008 http://www.esri.ie/publications/latest_publications/view/index.xml?id=2579

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