"Truly it may be said that the Celtic Tiger throws out the weakest cubs to fend for themselves in a very hostile world," said Mr Tombs Mac Giolla of the Workers' Party, at the weekend. He said the much vaunted Celtic Tiger meant nothing to a pensioner on £62.50 a week.
Celtic Tiger poverty warning
"Truly it may be said that the Celtic Tiger throws out the weakest cubs to fend for themselves in a very hostile world," said…
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