Anger against water tax shakes up Ireland
Dublin
MASS protests against new water taxes set to be introduced in Ireland from Jan 1 have shown up deep wells of resentment after years of austerity, even as the economy rebounds.
Unease about the charges, agreed as a condition for Ireland's EU-IMF bailout, is threatening the current coalition government which came to power at the height of the financial crisis in 2011.
"These new charges are coming at a time when the government is continually saying we're in a recovery," socialist la…
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