Economic crisis - Empty promises

Recent public opinion polls have provided a clear indication of the public disillusionment at the way the government has been handling the economy. This was further reinforced by the turnout of more than 100,000 people at the protest march in Dublin on Saturday.

The march was called to protest against the pension levy, but the levy was hardly mentioned during the rally. The gathering obviously had a broad range of grievances.

Marchers were from both public and private sectors. Some, such as workers from SR Technics and Waterford Glass, were there to protest at the loss of their jobs.