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Update: Sunday 28 November 2010

The government has confirmed that the details of the financial bailout for the Republic Of Ireland  will be announced at 18:15 today as it has been approved by the relevant European finance ministers.

This agreement comes a day after more than  60,000 people marched through the streets of Dublin to protest against the country's austerity budget.

Concerns have been raised by various commentators about the cost of the deal but a spokesman for the government  has rejected claims that the overall interest rate would be as high as 6.7%. Unfortunately no one is inclined to believe any statement issued by the government so many people still believe that the interest rate could be too high.

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Today thousands of people marched in protest against the Government's austerity program. The austerity package, announced on Wednesday, includes proposals to cut the minimum wage, slash the number of public sector jobs and increase taxes in order to save 15bn euros over the next four years.

The march began from Wood Quay shortly after 12 noon and the protestors made their way along the north quays to the General Post Office (GPO) on O'Connell Street.

The authorities claim that about 10,000 people started the march at Wood Quay but that the crowd swelled to around 50,000  as it moved down the  north quays.

Organisers of the march claimed that the crowd was between 100,000 and 150,000 but I believe that the number was closer to 70,000.

A small group of around 350 protestors went to  Leinster House after the march. There, fireworks were  thrown at  the police along with some snowballs and eggs. A poster with an image of Brian Cowen on it was set alight by a small group of protesters.


According to RTE, there was only one arrest.