Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Irish budget, 2010


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was   keep. (non-admin closure) Basa lisk  inspect damage⁄berate 22:36, 13 December 2011 (UTC)

Irish budget, 2010

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Although this budget is a very severe one for the Irish people, this edition (nor any others) is important enough for inclusion in an encyclopedia. Night of the Big Wind talk  17:23, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Question Does the nominator seriously claim that this topic has not received significant coverage in reliable sources that are independent of the subject?  Cusop Dingle (talk) 18:17, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Please note: The nominator was also blocked for disruption yesterday as evidenced from their talk page. Don't know how relevant that is but if they have been disruptive as recently as yesterday... — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.40.106.131 (talk) 18:17, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose - Very important and very notable event. Article has lots of reliable sources. Though all Irish budget articles could be merged into one article. Snappy (talk) 19:32, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Note: This debate has been included in the list of Ireland-related deletion discussions.  —Snappy (talk) 19:38, 6 December 2011 (UTC)


 * Keep - National budgets are very notable events because they are widely followed and reported. It may not be everyone's bed time reading, but I don't see why the article needs to be merged - a merged article would be very unwieldly! Sionk (talk) 20:27, 6 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Oppose - National budgets are notable economic events in any country at any time. The economy is a key driver of the life of a nation and shapes its history profoundly. The budget is one of the most notable elements in an economy. A national budget is important by definition. It is considerably more notable than any restaurant, about which the nominator writes frequently in Wikipedia. — O'Dea  (talk) 07:05, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep This budget forms part of the story of the current economic crisis in Ireland. This (2010) and other years have seen massive economic change in Ireland and the Eurozone. As one of the eurozone members that was bailed out by the ECM/IMF, this budget & article explains some of the reasons for that, and provides backdrop. In 50 years when they are writing the history of the eurozone & financial crash & ireland's history, this budget will be featured, and this article will be used. There are numerous external, independent, 3rd party, highly reputable sources that have written about this topic. A brief look at the references shows: The Guardian, BBC, Sky News, Irish Times, RTÉ, Irish Examiner, TV3. Some further googling shows coverage in |The New York Times and |The Washington Post. I call on  Night of the Big Wind   to explain on what grounds they are claiming that this article is not notable, and to provide the research that shows it's not notable.  Ebelular (talk) 09:41, 7 December 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep on the same basis as the 2012 article. Importance does not decline for non-current events. A national budget of any large country will always have sufficient coverage to meet the guidelines.  DGG ( talk ) 10:45, 13 December 2011 (UTC)
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