Willie
"But it has nothing whatsoever to do with the naivety of the Irish government in stoking an overheated economy whilst pissing off EU partners with its tax laws."
Could not agtree more - but I would point out that this is a world-wide problem in which no country comes out with clean hands, Ireland, UK -
you name it, they've all taken part in nausing up the world economy.
They have also all opted for the old usual solution of making the poor pay for the transgressions of the rich - or have I missed the bit where they've attempted to take from those who can afford it rather than closing hospitals, cutting the minimun wage, bleeding pensions, raising education fees......? Don't think so.
You are also right that Ireland's history has no direct bearing on the present state of affairs here - that's just Dickhead licking past wounds.
Full recovery and lasting peace in Ireland is a different matter.
Jim Carroll