Ireland’s Economic Crisis: What sort of hole are we in and how do we get out?
This post outlines how Ireland got into its economic mess, how deep the hole is and what the country must do to get out of the hole. Understanding what mistakes were made is a key part of the problem: this post outlines five, four of which date from entry into the eurozone. The fifth, the blanket guarantee in 2008, has given us a €60bn problem but we should not forget that it’s only half the size of the deficit problem. The post then outlines three questions voters should ask politicians who knock on their door over the coming weeks. Read more