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Mary Coughlan, Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland
Stephen Sackur asks Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister, Mary Coughlan, if her government can pull the country back from economic disaster.
Once dubbed the "Celtic Tiger", Ireland is now struggling with debt and high unemployment. The government has imposed a series of tough austerity measures in a bid to stabilise the economy, but will they make a difference?
Stephen Sackur asks the Deputy Prime Minister, Mary Coughlan, if her government can pull Ireland back from economic disaster.
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Fri 19 Feb 2010
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