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Originally Posted by Mr. Tinsels

Ireland's economic woes have nothing to do with it's independence from England. It has everything to do with the few and the greedy messing it up for the rest of us. Something that happens in plenty of other countries. Before that our economy was on absoloute fire as an independent Republic.

Look up the term 'celtic tiger', special needs.

Very true, Irelands economic boom from the mid 90's through to 2007 was envied around the world, a great pity that recent governments didnt have a forward thinking economic policies and profits werent wisely re-invested to buffer the economy.