Ireland eyes gradual reversal of crisis cuts in public sector pay


DUBLIN: Ireland's government will start talks next year with trade unions on the gradual reversal of public sector pay cuts that helped it overcome financial crisis, the spending minister was quoted as saying on Saturday.

Ireland's coalition government won praise in Europe for meeting all major targets under the 85 billion euro ($113 billion) EU-IMF aid programme it completed last year, but is under pressure at home to ease austerity measures.

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