The Front Pages
A look at some of today’s main headlines:
‘Taxpayers face fresh onslaught in Budget’ – the Irish Independent.
‘Pub sector ‘in meltdown’ as sales fall 14%’ – the Irish Examiner.
‘Minister withdraws from launch of anti-evolution book’ – the Irish Times.
Expect the worst is the general message coming from the Finance Department. Taxpayers can expect one of the toughest budgets in the history of the state as Finance Minister Brian Lenihan yesterday announced cuts of a minimum of €3bn on 7 December.
In other news, Consumers are switching to drinking at home as sales in the pub sector are “in meltdownâ€, according to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland (DIGI). The DIGI estimated that 25,000 jobs could be lost by the end of the year in the drinks industry.
Meanwhile, Minister for Science Conor Lenihan (pictured above) will not now launch a book in Dublin which describes evolution as a fantasy and a hoax. John May, the author of The Origin of Specious Nonsense, asked Mr Lenihan to withdraw following controversy on the web.
