Photo taken on Nov. 21, 2010 shows the flag of the European Union (R) and the Irish national flag on the top of the Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 21, 2010. The Irish government held a cabinet meeting to finalize its four-year-plan to cut its budget deficit, on which the finance minister Brian Lenihan was expected to suggest making a formal application for aid. [Xinhua]

A placard reading "Traitors" is placed at the gate of the Government Buildings, in Dublin, Ireland, Nov. 21, 2010. Protests were launched here as the Irish government held a cabinet meeting to finalize its four-year-plan to cut its budget deficit, on which the finance minister Brian Lenihan was expected to suggest making a formal application for aid. [Xinhua]