Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan’s speech is available to read here, or to watch here.
The Government’s summary of the measures announced in the Budget is available here.
A man is in a critical condition in hospital today after having apparently fallen from a block of flats in Ballymun in Dublin.
Gardaí were called to Ballcurris Road at around 4am this morning where they discovered the man lying on the ground near a stairwell.
He had sustained serious injuries. He is being treated for his wounds at the Mater Hospital.
Gardaí are investigating the incident.
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