Time for bailout critics to ‘pull on the green jersey’

CRITICS of the Government’s handling of the bailout deal have been told to “pull on the green jersey” by Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs Eamon Gilmore.

He said an agreement with the EU on a reduced interest rate on part of the €85 billion bailout was a “huge step forward for the country” and critics should get behind the Government’s effort.

Sinn Féin’s Pearse Doherty said the agreement does not go far enough and “would only reduce the debt by less than 1% over the next three years”.