Job creation must remain top priority

We should not kid ourselves about the extent of the financial difficulty facing us as a nation. Getting out of this will not be easy.

We should not kid ourselves about the extent of the financial difficulty facing us as a nation. Getting out of this will not be easy.

The government's success in postponing the March 31 repayment of €3.1 billion to the successor of Anglo Irish Bank is welcome, and the officials and politicians responsible deserve credit. But it is no more than a small step in what will be a very long road.

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