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Question - What country had a Robin Hood 90 per cent tax rate on its wealthiest citizens? The Soviet Union? Cuba? No; the United States. And lots of European countries as well.

The Anti-Austerity Alliance, which is running two candidates in Galway city in next year’s local elections, is to hold a public meeting entitled Building The Alternative.

Sinn Féin councillor Thérèse Ruane has called for clarity on the deal on Anglo promissory notes. She insists that any deal with the ECB must result in a debt write down and not merely postpone the debt to be paid by future generations.

The annual financial statement of Westport Town Council, for the year ended 2010, shows a surplus of €3,788. Senior executive officer Martin Keating said that this is “quite a great achievement” given the year that was and this was achieved through controlling expenditure and monitoring income.