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What's going on in Ireland?
I spent last weekend in Dublin, and was really surprised by the number of people out on the streets. Henry St, Grafton St et al. I thought the Celtic Tiger had died after 2008ish and was dead for generations to come, and I also saw the empty Dell factory in Bray, Co Wicklow, But it appears something is still going on that they can charge 5 euros for a pint of Guinness. I know we have some Irish contributors, so could you please tell me what's going on?
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The country is well on the road to recovery you'll be pleased to hear. It exited the bailout programme three years ago this month (first bailout country in Europe to do so) and the place has been recovering ever since. All the signs are looking good for the short to medium term future, so that's how you saw so many people out and about in the city centre.
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The country is well on the road to recovery you'll be pleased to hear. It exited the bailout programme three years ago this month (first bailout country in Europe to do so) and the place has been recovering ever since. All the signs are looking good for the short to medium term future, so that's how you saw so many people out and about in the city centre.
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Probably by just getting on with things rather than blaming others for their mess.
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But a few years ago the Irish economy was a basket case, even looking to the UK to borrow money for them. I'd really like to know how they've turned it around.
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Aidan Regan Lecturer in European political economy at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) in University College Dublin (UCD), and Director of the Dublin European Institute (DEI). Thinks austerity and structural reforms have had little to do with Ireland's recovery.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/20...omic-recovery/ |
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I spent last weekend in Dublin, and was really surprised by the number of people out on the streets. Henry St, Grafton St et al. I thought the Celtic Tiger had died after 2008ish and was dead for generations to come, and I also saw the empty Dell factory in Bray, Co Wicklow, But it appears something is still going on that they can charge 5 euros for a pint of Guinness. I know we have some Irish contributors, so could you please tell me what's going on?
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Aidan Regan Lecturer in European political economy at the School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) in University College Dublin (UCD), and Director of the Dublin European Institute (DEI). Thinks austerity and structural reforms have had little to do with Ireland's recovery.
http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/20...omic-recovery/ |
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Getting companies like Apple and Google to go there by offering very low and sometimes no taxes.
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I spent last weekend in Dublin, and was really surprised by the number of people out on the streets. Henry St, Grafton St et al. I thought the Celtic Tiger had died after 2008ish and was dead for generations to come, and I also saw the empty Dell factory in Bray, Co Wicklow, But it appears something is still going on that they can charge 5 euros for a pint of Guinness. I know we have some Irish contributors, so could you please tell me what's going on?
Now you're making me want to be in Mulligan's in Poolbeg Street. |
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But a few years ago the Irish economy was a basket case, even looking to the UK to borrow money for them. I'd really like to know how they've turned it around.
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Less than 10% of Irish people in employment work for foreign multinationals so there are clearly a lot of other factors at work. If Ireland was relying solely on foreign high tech firms for its economy, then there would have been no recession or unemployment.
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But a few years ago the Irish economy was a basket case, even looking to the UK to borrow money for them. I'd really like to know how they've turned it around.
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The good times are back baby
.. pints on!
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Getting companies like Apple and Google to go there by offering very low and sometimes no taxes.
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I was out in Cork City on Friday night and it was crazy - sure sign that people are loosening the purse strings again and starting to enjoy themselves.
Was talking to a mate working in a nightclub and apparently drinks orders are almost back to Celtic tiger levels over Christmas. |
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I spent last weekend in Dublin, and was really surprised by the number of people out on the streets. Henry St, Grafton St et al. I thought the Celtic Tiger had died after 2008ish and was dead for generations to come, and I also saw the empty Dell factory in Bray, Co Wicklow, But it appears something is still going on that they can charge 5 euros for a pint of Guinness. I know we have some Irish contributors, so could you please tell me what's going on?
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I was out in Cork City on Friday night and it was crazy - sure sign that people are loosening the purse strings again and starting to enjoy themselves.
Was talking to a mate working in a nightclub and apparently drinks orders are almost back to Celtic tiger levels over Christmas. |
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Probably by just getting on with things rather than blaming others for their mess.
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By taking on more and more debt and allowing a second housing bubble. They will have another crash eventually and like the first time because they are a satellite of Brussels and Frankfurt there isn't a thing they can do to stop it.
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They need Gordon Brown then as he stopped boom and bust and saved the world too, remember?
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Now we have some of them on here blaming the UK because we voted for Brexit. Most are worse than the Bremoaners.
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Seeing as the Irish didn't participate in the referendum, they therefore don't have to "respect the will of the majority" (as they are part of neither the majority nor the minority). They are perfectly free to either praise or slate Brexit from the outside (just as UK based DS members can say whatever they like about the American election).
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There's a section in Northern Ireland who would disagree with you or don't they count as Irish?
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I am not sure why you're all wetting yourselves with excitement over this? You do know that since you gave your economic sovereignty to the EU there isn't a thing you can do to stop this boom? You're just repeating what went on before. And the same after effects that went on before will happen again.
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