Irish Homeowners: World Champs at Not Repaying Mortgages

Among the many nasty side-effects of the European debt crisis, bigotry’s return to pleasant conversation may be the least-commented upon, and the nastiest.

Granted, few actually say Germans are power-hungry, anal-obsessed skinflints. And it’s only usually hinted broadly that Spaniards are hot-blooded, undisciplined spendthrifts; and Greeks shiftless tax-dodgers. Those people, you know?

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CED targets Irish, Scottish hires

In early 2007, when the Celtic Tiger was still roaring, Ivan Hearty had more job offers than he could handle.

Less than two years later, his country’s economy had collapsed and the young engineer from Dundalk — a large town midway between Dublin and Belfast — joined the ranks of thousands of freshly laid off Irish casting about for a fresh start.

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