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.
Pop icon Madonna will soon be appearing in 30-second TV adverts for clothing giants Gap alongside rapper Missy Elliot.
Supposedly the ads will net her a cool $10m (€8.7m) but as money isn’t that important when you are already obscenely rich part of the deal is her recently penned children’s book will be sold at the chain’s stores.
A source told American magazine Us Weekly: "As part of the deal, she also insisted that her new children's book, The English Roses, be sold at The Gap's children stores."
A spokesperson for Madonna confirmed the first of her five book series “will be sold at the Gap”, but Gap has refused to confirm or deny the deal.
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