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    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f1w">        <title>Irish deputy PM sees Greece sticking with euro</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.f1w</link>        <description>Ireland's deputy prime minister, Eamon Gilmore, voiced confidence
Wednesday that Greece would keep the euro, saying that speculation it
would exit the single-currency bloc is "not helpful."</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Greece</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-02-08T18:54:48Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance.ex0">        <title>Ireland mulls if referendum needed for EU fiscal pact</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance.ex0</link>        <description>Ireland's chief legal officer will consider whether the terms of the
EU's proposed fiscal pact will require a referendum to ratify it, Prime
Minister Enda Kenny said Tuesday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-31T22:42:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance.ewr">        <title>Ireland mulls if vote needed for EU fiscal pact</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance.ewr</link>        <description>Ireland's chief legal officer will consider whether the terms of the
EU's proposed fiscal pact will require a referendum to ratify it, Deputy
Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore said on Tuesday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-31T12:55:20Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-summit-debt.eub">        <title>Irish people want to vote on new EU treaty: poll</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-summit-debt.eub</link>        <description>Almost three-quarters of Irish voters believe there should be a
referendum on a new fiscal pact treaty set to be agreed by EU leaders at
a summit next week, according to a poll to be published Sunday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>POLL</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>summit</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-29T13:11:01Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance-imf.enb">        <title>Irish bailout on track, growth remains subdued: EU-IMF</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-finance-imf.enb</link>        <description>Ireland's bailout programme is on track but faces "considerable
challenges" this year from subdued economic growth and weak demand from
key trading partners, the IMF said Thursday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-19T16:07:06Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ejf">        <title>Ireland's economy in facts and figures</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.ejf</link>        <description>Herewith a few facts and figures on Ireland, which was the second
eurozone to seek a bailout, agreeing an 85-billion-euro ($111-billion)
European Union-International Monetary Fund rescue package in November
last year.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>eurozone</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>facts</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>FACTS</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-13T23:07:03Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.ehe">        <title>Ireland dismisses 'ludicrous' talk of second bailout</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.ehe</link>        <description>Irish Finance Minister Michael Noonan dismissed speculation about a
second bailout for the eurozone member as "ludicrous" on Wednesday.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-11T15:00:28Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.ego">        <title>Irish economy under new EU-IMF review</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.ego</link>        <description>The latest quarterly review of Ireland's implementation of economic reforms following a multi-billion-euro bailout gets underway Tuesday, the finance ministry said.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>review</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-10T13:11:55Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.ege">        <title>Irish PM optimistic about latest EU-IMF review</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.ege</link>        <description>Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Monday he was confident of a positive outcome from the latest review of the country's implementation of financial reforms following an international bailout.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>review</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-09T23:49:44Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.egd">        <title>EU bond sale raises EUR 3bn for Ireland, Portugal</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.egd</link>        <description>The European Union raised 3.0 billion euros on Monday in a successful 30-year bond sale for bailed-out eurozone nations Ireland and Portugal.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2012 AFP. All other Copyright 2012 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Portugal</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2012-01-09T18:26:36Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.e93">        <title>Ireland turnaround 'on track' despite eurozone strains: IMF</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.e93</link>        <description>The International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday that bailed-out Ireland was on track to complete its budget turnaround despite escalating eurozone strains.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-20T17:08:02Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.e5l">        <title>IMF agrees to give Ireland EUR 3.9bn loan</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-imf-finance.e5l</link>        <description>The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday said it had agreed to lend Ireland 3.9 billion euros, as part of an effort to help the country avoid default.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>IMF</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-14T23:57:55Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.e3k">        <title>Irish PM says no decision on euro treaty vote until March</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/finance-public-debt.e3k</link>        <description>Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said Monday no decision would be made
before March on whether a constitutional referendum will be needed for
an EU treaty aimed at saving the euro.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>Finance</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>debt</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>public</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-12T21:36:08Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-economy.dve">        <title>Irish PM set to deliver austerity budget</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-economy.dve</link>        <description>Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kenny was Monday to announce a 3.8 billion euro austerity budget, a day after warning citizens to brace for years of economic hardship during an historic television address.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>newseries</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-05T09:53:49Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>
    <item rdf:about="http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-economy.dvd">        <title>Irish PM warns of tough austerity budget in TV address</title>        <link>http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/ireland-economy.dvd</link>        <description>Ireland's Prime Minister Enda Kelly on Sunday warned its citizens to
brace for several years of economic hardship during an historic
televised address on the eve of a harsh austerity budget.</description>        <dc:publisher>No publisher</dc:publisher>        <dc:creator>eub2</dc:creator>        <dc:rights>Text and Picture Copyright 2011 AFP. All other Copyright 2011 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable.</dc:rights>                    <dc:subject>politics</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>Ireland</dc:subject>                    <dc:subject>economy</dc:subject>                <dc:date>2011-12-05T09:53:00Z</dc:date>        <dc:type>News Item</dc:type>    </item>




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