Irish Banking Crash: Two official reports published today detail the monumental political, regulatory and business management failures that resulted in the expectation of sustained prosperity from the advent of the Celtic Tiger period, ending in the human toll of mass unemployment, damage and despair for tens of thousands of Irish people, the prospect of years of struggle to contain public debt and an indelible stain on Ireland’s reputation.
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