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REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Economic problems; Vox pops EXT i/c GV Bridge across lock LA CS Ornate mirror in shop window 'Chase' bank sign on building City buildings with street lamps in f/g (3 SHOTS) Jim Power (Chief Economist, Bank of Ireland) interviewed SOT - In run up to European monetary union Irish interest rates fell by four percent in six month period - that decline accentuated overheating tendencies already apparent in economy - now seeing results of that in seriously high inflation TGV City TGV People along streets TGV People over bridge GV Crane rotating above city skyline TGV City buildings (Dublin GVs = 15 secs) INT BV Halligan looking out window of boardroom with Maurice O'Connell (Governor, Irish Central Bank) Maurice O'Connell (Governor, Irish Central Bank) interviewed SOT - Level of interest rates not suitable for this economy at the moment but thats part of the package EXT GVs Bricklayer laying breeze blocks GVs Building work in progress on new house Eugene Finn (Construction manager) interviewed SOT - Effects on inflation on prices of houses SIDE Workman unloading bricks from truck with crane LA Builder working on roof of new house SIDE Couple along to be shown around showhouse INT Guinevere Roche & Ciaran Maguire (First-time housebuyers) interviewed SOT - Have been prices out of the market in Dublin/ way out of our league Monaghan: EXT GV Town as traffic along MS Sign for Derry and Armagh in town centre GVs Traffic along thru town INT SIDE MS Worker (wearing hair net and white coat) moving chickens around on machinery Women in protective clothing packing chicken in factory (2 SHOTS) Vox pops GVs Boxes on crate lifted by fork lift truck in warehouse Denis Sheridan (SIPTU Union Official, Monaghan) interviewed SOT - People talk about the Celtic tiger but the money just doesn't seem to be there CS Pint of guinness poured SIDE MS Guinness poured Cust...