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Forget the cuts – here’s some Budget Day Budgies to lighten the mood

A little light relief amid all the doom and and gloom…

THE BUDGET PAIN has been prolonged by being announced over two days so some light relief is essential as far as we here at TheJournal.ie headquarters are concerned.

For no particular reason other than budget sounding similar to budgies we’ve decided to compile a fine collection of budgerigars, as they are more formally known, for your viewing pleasure.

So forget for a second the news of cuts ahead delivered by Brendan Howlin yesterday and what taxes are likely to come from Michael Noonan today and check out these fine looking birds:

Forget the cuts – here’s some Budget Day Budgies to lighten the mood
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    Photo: budgiejen via Flickr
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    All these cuts might require some pain relief... Photo: budgiejen via Flickr
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    Photo: CP Storm via Flickr
  • Budget Day Budgies

    Photo: christopherhannah via Flickr
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    Photo: D-J-Dwayne via Flickr
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    You could argue that the government should have put the VAT rise on the long finger just like these budgies... Photo: eddiegunn via Flickr
  • Budget Day Budgies

    Photo: kyoto5301 via Flickr
  • Budget Day Budgies

    Photo: kyoto5301 via Flickr
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    'Howlin' and 'Noonan' contemplating the Budget... Photo: fibroblast via Flickr
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    Photo: maury.mccown via Flickr
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    Photo: PuppiesAreProzac via Flickr
  • Budget Day Budgets

    A Flock of Budgies (Band name?)... Photo: Budgiejen via Flickr
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    This kid loves his budgies... Photo: AP Photo/Nati Harnik

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