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# greece - Monday 17 June, 2013
Greek court overturns closure of state broadcaster
The top administrative court in Greece has “temporarily” cancelled the government’s shock decision to close state broadcaster ERT.
# greece - Saturday 15 June, 2013
PAC chairman hoping to replace Cmmdr Hadfield, bring wife and son: The week’s news skewed
Breaking via The Mire wire: Ireland wants to be ruled by the head of Gerry Adams and the clothed body of Rihanna.
# greece - Thursday 13 June, 2013
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Greece’s public services come to a halt as unions strike
Schools, hospitals, public transport and flights disrupted as two of Greece’s largest unions stage 24-hour protest.
The 9 at 9: Thursday
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# greece - Wednesday 12 June, 2013
Irish journalists plan protest over shutdown of Greek broadcaster
The solidarity demonstration coincides with a 24-hour general strike in Greece – the country’s third this year.
This is the moment the Greek version of RTÉ went off-air
The Greek government has shut down state broadcaster ERT’s TV and radio stations, with the loss of nearly 3,000 jobs, in order to save money.
# greece - Tuesday 11 June, 2013
RTÉ’s equivalent in Greece is shut down to cut public spending
ERT will cease operations for three months, and is likely to reopen with only a fraction of its current workforce of 2,800.
# greece - Sunday 9 June, 2013
Does it spread? 22 powerful images of civil unrest
TheJournal.ie takes a look back at some of the violence and protests seen across the world in the past three years.
# greece - Thursday 6 June, 2013
IMF admits ‘notable failures’ in Greek bailout
The fund has recently admitted that the troika’s push for tough austerity was based on poor assumptions and may have contributed to the recession.
# greece - Friday 17 May, 2013
Lorry driver jailed for driving cannabis truck from Greece ‘destined for NI’
The 38-year-old lorry driver from Tyrone was sentenced to 14 years in jail today after being caught with a large amount of cannabis in his truck.
# greece - Thursday 16 May, 2013
Man arrested after young boy stabbed over 20 times on Greek vacation
The boy’s mother told police her son had gone to retrieve a stolen iPad and phone from the accused when he disappeared on Tuesday.
# greece - Saturday 11 May, 2013
Aaron McKenna: To combat youth unemployment, Ireland’s skills gap needs to be tackled
Despite soaring youth unemployment rates, there are two million job vacancies across Europe due to a lack of skilled individuals in specific sectors. It’s time to think strategically about how to fill the gaps, writes Aaron McKenna.
# greece - Tuesday 30 April, 2013
Record breaker: Eurozone unemployment now at 12.1 per cent
Over 19 million people are unemployed in the eurozone but Ireland has recorded one of the largest year-on-year decreases in unemployment rates.
Ireland abstained from vote to ban bee-harming pesticides
A ban on three pesticides, which some argue are threatening bees, will come into effect from December following a European Commission vote yesterday.
# greece - Monday 29 April, 2013
Greece forced to sack 15,500 public workers to keep EU funds
MPs have signed off on laws which enforce the first mandatory public layoffs in Greece for over a century.
# greece - Thursday 18 April, 2013
Suicides, murders rise as Greek austerity takes health toll
Anecdotal evidence in Ireland shows a link between the economic crisis growing suicide rates but a study in Greece has proved it. In fact, research results were worse than expected.
# greece - Tuesday 9 April, 2013
International students flock to Greece to study crisis
The country has become a case study for those studying economics, political science and journalism.
# greece - Wednesday 27 March, 2013
Police: Bomb explodes near Acropolis in central Athens
The explosion followed a warning call to a Greek newspaper.
# greece - Sunday 24 March, 2013
5 sporting storylines we’d love to see turned into a movie
Who’ll play Gareth Bale though?
# greece - Friday 15 March, 2013
Eurozone finance ministers consider Cyprus bailout
The meeting of finance ministers will follow day two of a summit by EU leaders which will focus on the Syrian crisis.
# greece - Friday 1 March, 2013
Over 26 million people unemployed across the EU
Meanwhile, eurozone unemployment hit a record 11.9 per cent in January with just under 19 million now out of work in the 17-member bloc.
# greece - Friday 15 February, 2013
Greece arrests three neo-Nazis for attacks, arms posession
Greek police have arrested two neo-Nazi sympathisers for illegal arms possession and a third person suspected of involvement in an attack that left three Pakistani migrants hospitalised,
# greece - Thursday 14 February, 2013
# greece - Wednesday 13 February, 2013
Video: Noonan accuses Donnelly of ‘lying’, quickly withdraws remark
A debate on the promissory note arrangement saw sharp exchanges between the independent TD and the Finance Minister last night.
# greece - Friday 25 January, 2013
Greece: Riot police storm metro depot to end strike
The strikers barricaded themselves in the depot yesterday after the government issued a civil mobilisation order.
# greece - Wednesday 23 January, 2013
11 EU nations get go-ahead for ‘Robin Hood tax’, Ireland not among them
Concerns about jobs at the IFSC are among the reasons that Ireland has not signed up to implementing a levy on financial transactions despite Greece, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Germany and France all doing so.
Taoiseach: Youth employment will be priority for EU Presidency
His comments came in light of a report today that showed a rise in suicide in Ireland clashed with both the economic downturn and an increase in unemployment.
# greece - Monday 14 January, 2013
Greek court rules that illegal immigrants were right to escape from police lockup
The court concluded that the poor conditions in their overcrowded cell left them with no choice.
The 9 at 9: Monday
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Shots fired at Greek ruling party headquarters
One bullet smashed through the window of the office of Prime Minister Antonis Samaras.
# greece - Thursday 27 December, 2012
Worst of the euro crisis is ‘behind us’, says German finance minister
HURRAH! Break out the champagne and foie gras…
# greece - Tuesday 18 December, 2012
Greece to receive full EU-IMF bailout funds by Wednesday after long delay
Greece will receive €16 billion to recapitalise its banks as part of the deal.
# greece - Wednesday 12 December, 2012
Greek buy-back deal would wipe €20 billion off national debt
The deal will see some people get only a third of their money back – but others will get three times their investment.
# greece - Tuesday 4 December, 2012
Neo-Nazi office near Athens bombed
A bomb exploded outside an office of the Greek neo-Nazi group Golden Dawn, which has been blamed for recent violent attacks on migrants.
# greece - Monday 3 December, 2012
Greece asks creditors to sell their bonds back to the government
Athens will buy back its bonds, for between 30 and 40 per cent of their face value, in order to clear its debts.
# greece - Friday 30 November, 2012
Euro area unemployment rate at new high
Spain is ranked as the country with the highest rate of unemployment with Greece as a close second.
# greece - Tuesday 27 November, 2012
Taoiseach rejects Greek-style Anglo promissory deal
But Kenny said the Government is seeking a new deal that is like “a replacement of a bank overdraft with a very long term mortgage”.
The 9 at 9: Tuesday
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Eurozone leaders reach a deal on Greek debt
The agreement came after 13 hours of talks in Brussels.
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