# Boom to Bust

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Taoiseach says there's 'no evidence of a land bubble' in Ireland

Leo Varadkar said it is something the government will keep an eye on.

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Aug 2nd 2018, 6:15 AM

Impossible for Premier League spending to be sustainable, warns Spurs boss Levy

“Somebody spending £200m more than they’re earning, eventually it catches up with you.”

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Jul 26th 2017, 8:03 AM

Make no mistake, we’re already sowing the seeds of the next recession

There is going to be another recession in the future, but how we prepare for it is up to our politicians, writes Aaron McKenna.

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Dec 12th 2015, 8:00 AM

Extract: The role of the media in the Irish economic crisis

Some commentators have noted that Irish news organisations failed to give proper warnings of the impending crash. But why?

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Oct 19th 2014, 8:30 AM

Who is Breifne O'Brien? Corkman, charlatan, Celtic Tiger conman...

Find out more about the man who encapsulated the Celtic Tiger with his fall from grace.

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Oct 8th 2014, 8:00 PM

Relics of the boom: What now for the banking sector's landmark real estate sites?

Some are becoming coffee house, others high-street fashion retailers…

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Jan 12th 2014, 6:30 PM

Celtic Tiger furniture goes under the hammer at a "fraction" of boom time prices

Upmarket antiques shop that sold fireplaces to people including property tycoon Sean Dunne is having a clear out this weekend.

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Jun 6th 2013, 1:46 PM

Italy heads for bailout territory after awful bond auction

Italy raises €10bn in two short-term auctions – but sees its interest rates go through the roof, and into unsustainable levels.

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Nov 25th 2011, 11:18 AM

Column: ‘The macchiatos certainly came home to roost that day’

Middle-class people were insufferably smug during the boom – and they have only themselves to blame for the consequences, writes Conor McCabe.

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Aug 8th 2011, 7:27 AM