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Ireland’s poorest get 20% poorer as richest get 4% richer | Irish Examiner

July 17, 2012

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Ireland’s poorest get 20% poorer as richest get 4% richer | Irish Examiner.

Ireland’s poorest get 20% poorer as richest get 4% richer

By Evelyn Ring

Monday, July 16, 2012

Ireland’s poorest families experienced an income drop of almost 20% in one year while income of the richest increased by 4%.

The figures released today by Social Justice Ireland are calculated from the latest CSO data and relate to 2010.

There was a drop of more than 18% in the disposable income bracket (after taxes are paid and social welfare received) for the poorest households during the year. ..

Rich and poor gap ‘is getting wider’ via @independent_ie

July 17, 2012

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Rich and poor gap ‘is getting wider’ via @independent_ie.

THE gap between the rich and poor in Ireland is widening, a thinktank has warned. Social Justice Ireland said the disposable income — the money a person has after tax — fell by 18.6pc over a year for the least well-off households…

Outrage over TV footage of sexual assault on woman

July 17, 2012

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Outrage over TV footage of sexual assault on woman.

INDIANS HAVE reacted with anger and disgust over video footage of a young woman being sexually assaulted by a laughing mob of more than a dozen men in a busy street outside a bar in northeast India.

Not only did no one intervene for up to 45 minutes during the attack, but an off-duty TV journalist filmed the incident on his phone and called a cameraman to join him. The footage was then broadcast on news channels, prompting a debate on women’s safety in India and whether journalists have a duty to help in such situations…