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Ireland: International Bailout Exit

December 9, 2013

After three years, Ireland is set to leave the EU-IMF bailout later this month. The country is widely seen as having made better financial progress than Greece and Portugal, but it's only just emerging from recession.

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Brian McKeon runs a construction company and believes the Irish economy is getting back on its feet. But not everyone agrees. Matthew Baston is a trained teacher in his early 20s. He's unemployed and opting to leave the country and start a new life in Australia. His sister is already there. There is growing concern in Ireland about the exodus of young people.

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