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Demonstrators protest outside Government Buildings as the budget is announced, in Dublin, Dec. 7, 2010. (CATHAL MCNAUGHTON/REUTERS/Cathal McNaughton)
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Bailed out and buckled down, Ireland still has plenty of hurdles ahead
DAVID PARKINSON
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In the endless tumult of the Greeces and Spains of the world, Ireland has almost become the forgotten member of the PIIGS – a quaint anachronism from the days when European sovereign-debt crises seemed all so exciting and new. But the Emerald Isle is also a poignant example of just how long the road ahead is for the euro zone’s troubled children.