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Tue 02 Feb 2011Fine Gael banking strategy in meltdown
The party about to go into government is unable to take a coherent position on the biggest problem facing the country, writes FINTAN O'TOOLE
IF YOU’RE of a certain age, you’ll remember the story of the heroic Dutch boy who put his finger in the dyke to prevent the land from being flooded. If you’ve ever wondered what it feels like to be that boy, look in the mirror. There is a tide rising against the euro and the European banking system. Our brilliant Government volunteered us to stick our finger in the dyke.
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