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Ireland
The Titanic: Now a source of pride for Belfast
Apr 10, 2012
After decades of wariness about having built the ship that came to a tragic end, Belfast is now trying to cash in on the Titanic connection.
Belfast makes the most of its Titanic connection
Apr 9, 2012
Hungry for business, Belfast in Northern Ireland is trying to cash in on its role as the city where the ill-fated ship was built.
With unemployment at 14 percent, the Irish look for work abroad
Mar 19, 2012
More than a year after Ireland received a bailout, unemployment in the country has risen to more than 14 percent, and nearly 1,500 people leave the Emerald Isle every week to look for work.
Your tax limericks
Mar 16, 2012
Readers from around the U.S. sent us their opinions of taxation in limerick form.
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No riots, but Ireland feels the pain of austerity
Mar 15, 2012
Ireland is tackling its debt crisis with a harsh program of austerity measures. The Irish are not rioting, as the Greeks did, but they are hurting.
Parish priest in Ireland reflects on country's bailout
Mar 6, 2012
After 15 years of the "Celtic Tiger," Ireland has faced rough financial times in recent years. But can Greece and other European countries learn a thing or two from its experience?
Irish citizens boycott new homeowners tax
Feb 8, 2012
Packed, town hall-style meetings have sprung up all across Ireland over the past several weeks.
For public good, not for profit.
What's the difference: Secured vs. unsecured bonds
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Paddy Hirsch
Jan 26, 2012
Learn the difference between secured and unsecured debt -- a lesson that Irish taxpayers could use as they face the prospect of footing the bill for the bailout of state-owned Anglo Irish Bank.
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Austere living in Ireland
Dec 9, 2011
Ireland has been in an economic decline since before 2008 and is gearing up for a second round of austerity cuts. We talk to an Irish family about how they're coping in the slumping economy.
Courtesy of the Forgarty family