Labour leader Eamon Gilmore suffered a fresh blow as an MEP quit the party and accused him of seeking to “hurt people”.

The Government has renewed its refusal to bow to European pressure to hike corporation tax.

CUT spending, don’t touch taxes and scrap the Croke Park Agreement, that’s the message from the public to the Government ahead of Tuesday’s Budget.

CEANN COMHAIRLE John O’Donoghue has announced he will resign next week after Labour ended his slim chances of survival on a dramatic day in the Dáil by claiming his position was no longer tenable.