Irish sell $2B in bonds as eurozone debt fears ebb (AP)

Ireland as the Irish Finance Minister unveiled hefty hikes in income tax and spending cuts in an emergency budget designed to restore international confidence in the shaky finances of debt-struck Ireland. Ireland sold â?¬1.5 billion ($2 billion) in government bonds Tuesday Sept. 21, 2010 in a closely watched test of whether international investors would keep buying Irish treasuries despite the country's runaway deficit. (AP Photo/Peter Morrison, File)" border="0" />AP - Ireland sold euro1.5 billion ($2 billion) in government bonds Tuesday in a closely watched test of whether international investors would keep buying Irish treasuries despite the country’s deficit, the biggest in debt-burdened Europe.

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