What does "middle Ireland" mean?
Who are the under-represented "squeezed middle" i…
Inside Politics with Hugh Linehan · Declan Conlon
October 19, 201642m 29s
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Show Notes
Who are the under-represented "squeezed middle" in Ireland and how do they vote? Minister for Finance Michael Noonan defined them as "those earning between €30,000 and €70,000", when in fact the truth is far more complex. To crunch the numbers and get a clearer idea of what the term means, Hugh Linehan is joined by Dr Kevin Cunningham of irelandthinks.ie, economics columnist Chris Johns and political correspondent Sarah Bardon.
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