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Dublin: credit crunch protest

Updated on 21 February 2009

By Carl Dinnen

Fury at those who led them to economic disaster brings more than 100,000 people to the streets of Dublin.

They could be the kind of scenes Europe will soon get used to - thousands of people took to the streets of Dublin today to protest at the government's handling of the economic crisis.

They are angry about plans to cut public spending, especially after the bailout out of Irish banks.



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