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Sat 01 Jan 2010New 'National Agreement' would build on our strengths
WITH THE exception of Ireland’s sporting achievements, 2009 was a year most of us would like to forget. A new year and decade, however, are a time for reflection, and for optimism, writes EAMON GILMORE
Ireland has serious problems. This recession is longer and deeper than others we have experienced, and the fallout for families greater. The yardstick, however, is our capacity to overcome our problems. As we have shown many times often before, that capacity is as remarkable as it is robust. We can, and will, do better. Ireland is a small country with a talented, creative and enterprising people.
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