Once again, Ireland's young prepare to leave

Ireland, which went from being one of Europe's poorest countries to one of its richest in less than a decade, has hit the bottom. Gross domestic product fell 7.3% last year. This month a report by financial experts Davy Research concluded that the republic had largely wasted a decade of high income during the boom, with private enterprise investing its wealth "in the wrong places". Full Story »

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Jim Lang
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by Jim Lang - Mar. 1, 2010

This is essentially a human interest story -- short on economic detail but long on individual stories of human impact and the stoicism of the Irish. Good journalism for what it is.

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Kaizar Campwala
4.1
by Kaizar Campwala - Feb. 28, 2010

A fascinating story about the radical reversal in Ireland's economic boom. The real stories bring to life solid factual and contextual information. Recommended read.

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Randy Morrow
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by Randy Morrow - Mar. 1, 2010

A number of accounts of people trying to cope with the down turn in Ireland, many Americans and others will be able to relate.

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Feb. 28, 2010
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Joel Kulenkamp
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