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U.S. Irish outposts face possible aid cuts

February 17, 2011

By Staff Reporter

And while it seems unlikely that any of them will be entirely eliminated, the state of Irish public finances is casting a cloud over plans to enhance Ireland-U.S. relations as envisaged in the Irish government’s separate strategic report on same issued early this year.
Irish immigration centers in U.S. cities could also be facing cutbacks in Irish government aid, or at least no increases in annual allocations that stretch back to 1990.
The An Bord Snip Nua report, compiled by economist Colm McCarthy, lists cost savings for every Irish government department, including the Department of Foreign Affairs.
McCarthy’s report has identified potential annual savings of almost

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