Celtic Tiger

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Jail Could Be Next For Ireland's Ex-Richest Man

Reuters | Posted 08.26.2012 | Business

Read More: Video, Bankruptcy, Celtic Tiger, Ireland Financial Crisis, Eurozone Crisis, Irish Banking Resolution Corporation, Reuters, Ireland, Sean Quinn, Ireland's Richest Man, Anglo Irish Bank, Business News

* Quinn engaged in complex scheme to put assets out of reach * Quinn's son and nephew also found guilty of contempt * Ju...

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In Ireland, Some Ex-Construction Workers Are Now Baking Cookies

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 03.02.2012 | Business

Read More: Video, Celtic Tiger, Cherry Blossom Bakery, Emigration, Irishcentral, Ireland, Construction Workers, Laid Off, Austerity Measures, Europe, Inside Ireland, Slidepollajax, Piigs, Business News

Construction workers and bakers may not seem so similar, but at one shop, those once operating heavy machinery are now making a small fortune off baki...

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A Celtic Wanderer (PHOTOS)

Liza Weisstuch | Posted 09.20.2011 | Travel

Read More: Europe Travel, Dublin, Oscar Wilde, Celtic Tiger, International Destinations, Ireland, Bar, Whisky, Destinations, Pub, Easter Rising, Ireland Travel, Fiddle, Slidepollajax, Banking Crisis, Emerald Isle, Travel Blogs, Travel News

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Death of the Celtic Tiger: A Cautionary Irish Tale

Lawrence Mishel | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business

Read More: Fianna Fail, Irish Economy, European Union, Imf, Celtic Tiger, Business News

The Celtic Tiger went from boom to bust with breathtaking speed. In the wake of four austerity budgets -- seen as the toughest in Europe -- Ireland is locked in depression with ten successive quarters of economic contraction.

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From Hero to Zero: Why Former Irish Leader Bertie Ahern Has Now Quit Politics

Niall O'Dowd | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Corruption, Imf, Bertie Ahern, Celtic Tiger, World News

If you needed proof that all political careers end in failure look no further than former Irish prime minister Bertie Ahern.

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Mark Blyth: On Ireland, the Circle Will Not Be Squared (AUDIO)

Christopher Lydon | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Mark Blyth, Economic Crisis, Economy, Blyth, Irish Economy, Celtic Tiger, Ireland, Bankers, Global Economic Crisis, Euro, Radio Open Source, Chris Lydon, Banking, Chris-Lydon, Europe, Chris, Christopher Lydon, World News

Mark Blyth, of Austerity fame and the Watson Institute, has a Scot's vernacular gift for clarifying economics. Is the situation explosive? "You've ...

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The Celtic Tiger, Declawed and Defanged

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Politics, Celtic Tiger, Anglo Irish Bank Collapse, Santiago Calatrava, Financial Crisis, Fox News, Ireland. Dublin, Jonathan Swift, Business, Brian Cowen, World News

Last year, when I spoke with David Kavanagh, the running joke was that the difference between Ireland and Iceland was one letter and six weeks. In 2009, the economy sank 7.1 percent. And as in the US, citizen anger has been vehement and vocal.

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John Spillane: From Cork to the Universal

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Singer-Songwriter, Irish History, Cork, Christy Moore, Irish Tradional Music, Mark Black, Irish Music, Celtic Tiger, Music Review, Folk Music, Ireland, John Spillane, Songwriting, My Dark Rosaleen and the Island of Dreams, Irish America, Home News

Rory Fitzgerald meets Cork singer songwriter John Spillane and hears about his new album, the art of songwriting and his hopes for a changing Ireland....

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Irish eyes aren't smiling on the Emerald Isle

Rory Fitzgerald | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Financial Crisis, Global Recession, Real Estate, Celtic Tiger, Ireland, Irish, Economy, Home News

EXPECT MORE Irish misery memoirs in 20 years' time. Like a familiar glove, despondency has again wrapped itself around the Emerald Isle. Except this ...

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