This Week
15 November 2009

Colm Ó Mongáin examines the Govt's plan to cut the budget deficit following the publication of its pre-Budget outlook

Brendan Keenan, Irish Independent Group Business Editor, discusses the cutbacks that are expected to be announced in the Budget

Eamon Gilmore, Labour leader, says the economic problems cannot be postponed or stretched out over a number of years

Parents shopping in the Dundrum Town Centre in Dublin give their reaction to a possible reduction in child benefit

Dr Michael O'Connell, Coombe Women's Hospital, says pregnant women are at risk of swine flu because their immune systems are weakened

Don Thornhill, former Dept of Education Secretary General, says a greater diversity of schools has led to higher education standards

Brian O'Connell, London Editor, reports that British public support for the war in Afghanistan has dropped following recent deaths