A protester writes "Traitors" on a placard to protest against the talks between the government and the IMF and the ECB in front 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]

A protester stops the car carrying Irish Tourism, Culture and Sport Minister Mary Hanafin as she arrives for a cabinet meeting at 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]