The Tánaiste says the Irish people have been to hell and back - and 2014 will be the most important year for the country since the crisis began.
Addressing delegates at the Labour national conference in Meath tonight (Friday), Eamon Gilmore indicated that those who've paid the most in the crisis will get something back.
14 weeks before the local elections Eamon Gilmore says the choices the people will make must be to protect the recovery and make sure it's felt by the people.
He says the Troika may be gone - but we can put it all at risk again.
The Labour leader also said now we must move on with the next phase - how to go from improving bond yields, to improving living standards and that changing the country is not just about the economy.
The Labour Party he says, has legislated to make pregnancy safer for women, will address patronage in schools and fight and win a referendum on marriage equality.
Our political correspondent, Páraic Gallagher reports:
