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Ireland’s recovery
Paul Sweeney 24/10/2019
If procyclical domestic policies inflated Ireland’s economic bubble, procyclical austerity demanded by the troika makes Ireland’s recovery all the more remarkable. In a companion piece on the ‘Celtic Tiger’, I explained Ireland’s remarkable ascent from a poor EU country to one of the richest, with employment and living standards for …
Ireland’s route from boom to bubble to bust
Paul Sweeney 15/10/2019
Ireland’s volatile economic path of recent decades has wider European policy implications The ‘Celtic Tiger’, Ireland’s rapid …
Brexit: What does Teresa May’s veiled Brexit threat really mean?
Paul Sweeney 18/01/2017
Brexit is a slow train crash. Most damage will be done to Britain, but some damage will be done to the European project and to the other European 27 …
Facing up to inequality
Peadar Kirby 07/07/2009
Peadar Kirby: Tasc's survey of public opinion on inequality in Irish society is both welcome and significant. One of the remarkable and disturbing …
Post-Celtic-Tiger errata
27/05/2009
John Barry: Have just read Showcasing Globalisation?: The Political Economy of the Irish Republic by Nicola Jo-Anne Smith. It’s a good source of …
What about R&D policy?
Peadar Kirby 26/03/2009
Peadar Kirby: Amid all the focus on the flood of different reports on the Irish economy, and the battle between the slash and burn brigade and the …
Getting ideological
Paula Clancy 20/03/2009
Paula Clancy: David Quinn is right about one thing: we do need to start asking ourselves what kind of society we want when we come out of the current …
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