Schoolchildren visiting Washington D.C. from Savannah, Georgia, play in the snow close to the White House. Photograph: Reuters/Kevin Lamarque

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THE REGENERATION of Limerick is not an optional extra. Unless the Government provides additional funding for the most socially deprived parts of the city, the progress made in rolling back high incidences of crime and anti-social behaviour will be lost, along with the hopes and aspirations of thousands of young people and their families. Not only that, in years to come the State will be faced with far more difficult, intractable and expensive social problems. A stark choice faces Ministers between doing what is right or turning their backs on communities that were failed so dismally in the past.

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A salesperson wears a tiger-shaped balloon on sale at a Lunar New Year market in Hong Kong, China, February 9, five days before the celebration of the Chinese Year of Tiger on February 14. Photo: Bobby Yip/REUTERS
A trout fisherman at Langley Dam near Haydon Bridge, Northumberland,England, on Tuesday February 9 as a fresh blast of wintry weather was due to hit Britain, bringing more snow and icy conditions. Photo : Owen Humphreys/PA Wire
A woman looks at a painting titled "Arrajatabla", or "To the Letter", by Spanish artist Miquel Barcelo in the CaixaForum exhibition centre in central Madrid, Spain, February 9. Barcelo's "La Solitude Organisative" exhibit will be displayed at CaixaForum from February 10 to June 13, 2010. Photo: Sergio Perez/REUTERS
A Hindu priest holds a lamp as he performs an evening prayer on the banks of Ganges river during "Kumbh Mela" or the Pitcher Festival in the northern Indian town of Haridwar,India, February 9. Hundreds of thousands of Hindus take part in the religious gathering at the banks of the river in the holy city of Haridwar at the festival, which is held every 12 years in different Indian cities. Photo: Reinhard Krause/REUTERS
A boat makes its way through broken ice on the Spree river on February 9 in Berlin, Germany. The "Petra" cold front is predicted to bring snow and even colder temperatures to Germany from Scandinavia starting tomorrow. Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images
A worker hangs up red lantern as decorations on a tree for the traditional Spring Festival Temple Fair at a park, in Beijing, China, February 9, ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Tiger, which starts on February 14 this year. Photo: Jason Lee/REUTERS
A villager looks at flames of a forest fire in Shilin, Yunnan Province, China, February 9. Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu has asked local authorities to take measures against forest fires and demanded local governments be cautious about forest fires as the weather in southwest China. Photo: Wong Campion/REUTERS
Stagecoach tests the amphibious bus on the River Clyde on February 9, in Glasgow, Scotland. The £700,000 Dutch made amfibus could eventually replace the existing ferry service which is being scraped in March due to costs. Photo : Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Tattoo artist Henry Hate "tattoos" a block of ice containing a Nissan car during a publicity event for its launch into the British market, in London, England, February 9. Nissan will market 1,500 of their Cube models in the UK from Tuesday. Photo: Andrew Winning/REUTERS
An Afghan man works on an electricity pole in Kabul, Afghanistan, February 9. Photo: Ahmad Masood/REUTERS

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