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NEWS ABOUT: Celtic Tiger

Celtic Tiger stories: 5 news summaries

(Newser) - The collapse of the Celtic Tiger is prompting another mass exodus from Ireland's rural west, the Wall Street Journal reports, with young workers once again abandoning their hometowns for London or the US. After a rare decade in which emigrants were flooding back to the island, as many as 40,... More »

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migration • recession • Ireland • Irish diaspora • Celtic Tiger

 Celtic Tiger Hangover 
 Pounds Dublin Bars 

Busted Celtic Tiger forces dozens of restaurants, nightclubs out of business

Jun 24, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Once the poor man of Europe, Ireland rode a breathtaking economic boom that transformed Dublin into one of the region's swankiest capitals. But now that the Celtic Tiger has gone bust, the ambitious restaurants and exclusive lounges of the new Dublin are closing their doors. Cash and credit have dried... More »

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recession • Ireland • Dublin • pubs • boom economy • Celtic Tiger • recession depression

As Celtic Tiger Slows, Ireland Again Empties

With Eastern Europe booming, newcomers pack bags en masse

Jun 25, 08 12:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - The massive Irish economic engine of the '90s brought decades of emigration to a screeching halt and hordes of EU immigrants flooding through open borders to lay claim to plentiful jobs. But as the Celtic Tiger begins to look like a kitty, the Wall Street Journal reports, many of those... More »

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immigration • Eastern Europe • European Union • United Kingdom • Ireland • Celtic Tiger


'Celtic Tiger'
Has a Thorn
in Its Paw

Ahern's heir inherits
an Ireland whose
boom is behind it

Apr 3, 08 7:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - In his 11 years as Ireland's prime minister, Bertie Ahern presided over explosive economic growth that earned the once-moribund nation the nickname "Celtic Tiger." But his presumptive successor, finance minister Brian Cowen, is inheriting a dismal situation: after a decade of boom, Ireland's economy is set to grow... More »

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Bertie Ahern • Ireland • Celtic Tiger • Brian Cowen • Irish economy

 Irish PM Resigns
 in Kickback Scandal 

Ahern was most successful PM in decades

Apr 2, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - The prime minister of Ireland announced his resignation today in the face of a growing scandal over his personal finances, reports the Irish Times. Bertie Ahern, a key player in the Northern Ireland peace deal once tipped to be the first permanent EU president, admitted no wrongdoing in the surprise... More »

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Bertie Ahern • corruption • resignation • Ireland • tribunal • prime minister • political scandal • scandal • Celtic Tiger • kickbacks

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