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Better news on the economyTAOISEACH BRIAN Cowen has described 2009 as the most difficult period of his political life. The Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) echoes his sentiments, describing the year as “enormously difficult” for the economy. However, in its quarterly commentary, it suggests the worst of the recession is virtually over and concurs with the outlook of the Minister for Finance in his Budget statement.
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A woman cries as she looks on at her burning house during a fire that gutted hundreds of houses made of light materials in Manila, Philippines December 23. Thousands of people will spend Christmas homeless after a fire destroyed a large slum community in the capital Manila. Photo: Cheryl Ravelo/REUTERS
A pilgrim holds lit candles in the Church of the Nativity, the site revered as the birthplace of Jesus, in the West Bank town of Bethlehem December 23, ahead of Christmas. Christian visitors coming to Bethlehem this week to celebrate the birth of Christ will encounter a concrete wall with watchtowers, built by Israel between nearby Jerusalem and the Church of the Nativity. Photo: Ammar Awad/REUTERS
Visitors walk along a path towards the main entrance of the shrines and temples area of Nikko, central Japan, December 23. The site, encompassing around a hundred buildings and structures, was declared as UNESCO World Heritage in 1999. Photo: Pablo Sanchez/REUTERS
A flamingo turns its head in its enclosure at Hellabrunn Zoo in Munich, Germany December 23. Photo: Michael Dalder/REUTERS
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U.S. army soldier Sergeant Czech from Task Force Denali Platoon 1-40 CAV train Afghan national policemen before going on a mission, at a police station at Dwamanda district in Khowst province, Afghanistan, December 23. Photo: Zohra Bensemra/REUTERS
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AIB shareholders back Nama planSale of bank's loans to the agency expected to begin next month and be completed by July
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Schumacher back and 'fired up'Formula One:A fired-up Michael Schumacher is ready to put Formula One’s young guns in their place as he chases an eighth world title next year. There was a sparkle in Schumacher’s eye as he today announced he was stepping out of retirement after three years away, ready, as he put it, “for some serious stuff.”
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