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| Economy protest gathers in Dublin | Economy protest gathers in Dublin |
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| An estimated 100,000 people have gathered in Dublin city centre to protest at the Irish government's handling of the recession. | |
| Many are angry at plans to impose a pension levy on public sector workers. | Many are angry at plans to impose a pension levy on public sector workers. |
| The trade union Impact said workers did not cause the economic collapse but they were being forced to pay for it. | The trade union Impact said workers did not cause the economic collapse but they were being forced to pay for it. |
| In a statement, the government said it recognised that the measures it was taking were "difficult and in some cases painful". | In a statement, the government said it recognised that the measures it was taking were "difficult and in some cases painful". |
| One protester said he was "sick and tired of the way this government conducts itself and what it's doing to this country." | One protester said he was "sick and tired of the way this government conducts itself and what it's doing to this country." |
| "I've worked all my life, I've never broke the law, never walked out on strike. Instead I've went to work and done my job," he said. | "I've worked all my life, I've never broke the law, never walked out on strike. Instead I've went to work and done my job," he said. |
| "I've a mortgage to pay, I've children to put through school, and now I'm being told I have to take cut back, after cut back, after cut back." | "I've a mortgage to pay, I've children to put through school, and now I'm being told I have to take cut back, after cut back, after cut back." |