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Viewers complained that a cut-out Chancellor George Osborne dance scenes in sepia images of the Irish countryside were offensive.

Comments by Mr. Osborne to support the country by its crisis financial flashed on the screen in a traditional Irish music Celtic font.

The report, released on Thursday evening - days before the Irish Government capitulated to accept a bail of billions of euro-out - EU requirements ended with a shot out of a House of shebeens.

Bulletin boards and social networking site have been flooded with comments in anger, condemning coverage as "bad taste" and "condescending".

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Viewers complained that a cut-out Chancellor George Osborne dance scenes in sepia images of the Irish countryside were offensive.

Comments by Mr. Osborne to support the country by its crisis financial flashed on the screen in a traditional Irish music Celtic font.

The report, released on Thursday evening - days before the Irish Government capitulated to accept a bail of billions of euro-out - EU requirements ended with a shot out of a House of shebeens.

Bulletin boards and social networking site have been flooded with comments in anger, condemning coverage as "bad taste" and "condescending".

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Citigroup is chased by a group of six female employees who say underpaid patterns them, their punished for having children and used the economic crisis as an excuse for their fire.

They allege that an obsolete "boys club" mentality "low filters in the ranks of management affect professional positions all the senior and junior level."This translates into "systematic and widespread discrimination and retaliation" against women across the Bank, they argue.

Women seek to bring one-use collective on behalf of thousands of current and former female employees which means that the Bank may be forced to pay enormous sums in compensation.

Their action is shortly after that, another former worker of Citigroup, Debrahlee Lorenzana, alleged was taken by the company to be "too sexy" and figure hugging clothes.The case was dismissed because his contract of employment that such disputes could be resolved in the Court, she said she would continue the private arbitration case.Last month, three former Goldman Sachs female employees continued their bank also alleging systematic discrimination between the sexes .the ' case, which is "baseless", says Goldman Sachs, is underway.

Women in the last action of Citigroup comes from Florida to New Jersey, New York and Chicago.Cinq left the Bank in one Dorly Hazan-Amir, still works for the company.

Hazan-Amir alleges that "of his employment from Citigroup, she was subjected to inappropriate and offensive comments based on her sex" and been underpaid.

She says also demoted to a "less prestigious and less lucrative position" days after the return from maternity leave.

"There is a glass ceiling affect employed, particularly employees of women who are pregnant, taking maternity leave or parental obligations, Citigroup in all aspects of their jobs," the prosecution alleges.

Rejecting claims Hazan Amir, a Citigroup spokesman said: "many of the allegations are false, non-supported or taken completely out of context." His co-claimants allege that other women and targeted disproportionate when Citigroup removed one-tenth of its workforce in November 2008 after be bailed out by the Government of the United States.

The number of women who were drawn "was little likely occurred by chance and was the result of intentional gender discrimination", says the trial. "In most circumstances less skilled retained Citigroup employees male.?

The claimants argue that, throughout their employment, the company has no "to promote at the same speed and on the same terms and conditions as male employees similarly situated females".

Only five women sit within 44 Citigroup, Committee members pursuing claims, while the Executive Committee is composed of 19 men.

Citigroup spokesman stated that women were dismissed for "business reasons legitimate, not based on their sex.

"Many of their allegations are totally inaccurate or incomplete selectively," said spokesman. "The facts do not support their gender discrimination claims.?

Citigroup, which employees approximately 250,000 people are one of the consumers 'big four' banks in the United States and also operates a large financial services arm.

It is always a party held by the Government of the United States almost having collapsed during the financial crisis.

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Pierre Rolin (centre) with Don Johnson and Bob Geldof at the 2008 StratReal Foundation Gala Dinner Photo: REX FEATURES

A rich conservative donor was charged with siphon ￡ 30 m Fund billionaire Middle East property to false invoices.

Pierre Rolin, consultant based in London and former Chief Credit Switzerland property managed ￡ 4 assets for the client of the Gulf by his company, Strategic Real Estate Advisors (StratReal).

For several years, family investor employed Mr Rolin, provide advice on an Atlanta tower blocks buying spree in Chicago and several well known buildings of the city of London.

However, the Daily Telegraph has learned that mystery investor is now Mr. Rolin before the High Court, alleging that he fraudulently 30 million invoices issued from ￡.

Official providers are a series of companies focused on the Delaware, M. Rolin was a Director.They are understood to be supported by the family of the Gulf, the investment manager is based in New York Interventure Capital Group.

According to court documents, Mr. Rolin admitted "taking unauthorized advances to him for the last two years of the tens of millions of dollars".the combination claimed that he made confessions of a conversation with a co-director, Kevin R. Hackett, Chief Executive of Rockefeller Group International.

Rather than pursue his company, Gulf investor continues Mr. Rolin personally, saying that he wrote the invoices "order personally benefit applicants pay the costs.

StratReal entered into administration in November after losing the company generated its revenus.Depuis 95pc investor's unique time Hilco, specialist of the winding-up, grabbed ￡ 850,000 valuable works of art of the House of Mr. Rolin.

But even after that undertaking has gone bankrupt, M. Rolin gives ￡ 12,000 for the conservative party in February this year, taking its total donations of ￡ 88,000.

Figure coloured circles property in London, Mr. Rolin runs charity called StratReal Foundation, which has links with the Prince of Wales trust of the Prince and annual gala organized for the big city.

Mr. Rolin also moved into same as Mayor of London Boris Johnson, giving circles to his Office the initial capital of ￡ 80,000 for a study on new tourist attraction in the Olympic Park, the orbit of ArcelorMittal.

StratReal is well known as an Advisor on the sale of a participation of 500 m $ (￡ 314 m) in Heron Gerald Ronson the Sultan of Oman Tower and a group of other investors in the Middle East .the company has also ties with the National Bank of Qatar, launched a joint $ 200 million to buy US offices property Fund in 2006.

He also hired Chase Untermeyer, former Ambassador of United States Qatar as Advisor and U.S. vice President.

Before collapsing, StratReal said made $7. 5bn transactions for customers, generate 18pc returns.

Emma Kane, a spokesman for Mr. Rolin said: "" M. Rolin rejects the allegations against him, will be highlighted in the defence of 50 pages are filed under peu.En defending this claim, M. Rolin will be forced to expose the identity of its customers, their relationship over the past 11 years and the facts which prove the request without merit. ""

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