“Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Stick”: The Rise and Demise of the Celtic Tiger
“Up Like a Rocket, Down Like a Stick”: The Rise and Demise of the Celtic Tiger

Summary/Abstract: As the most globalized nation in the world, Ireland produced its own global-village idiots, who, through greed and corruption, killed the Celtic Tiger which as it collapsed plunged Ireland from great wealth to asking or not asking for massive loans. After reviewing the historical and economic background, the essay discusses relevant literary works from Brian Friel’s The Mundy Scheme to Paul Murray’s Skippy Dies.

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