DUBLIN (Reuters) - The withdrawal of Ireland's junior coalition party from government will do little to slow the pace of austerity but deepens a political crisis that has compounded negative sentiment towards the euro zone straggler.
The Green Party pulled out of Prime Minister Brian Cowen's government on Sunday but said it would support the sped-up passage of a key fiscal law from the opposition benches to ensure a general election can be held before a March 11 due date.
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