Committed Quote by Michael Lewis

The Irishman frees himself from slavery when he realizes the truth that the capitalist system is the most foreign thing in Ireland. The Irish…

— James Connolly

“Irish people will tell you that, because of their sad history of dispossession, owning a home is not just a way to avoid paying…

— Michael Lewis

By 2007, an uncompetitive, bloated, over-borrowed and distorted Irish economy had been left at the mercy of subsequent international events without the safeguards, institutions,…

— Enda Kenny

The whole Ireland was taken over by greed and materialism. It was extraordinary. The price of every house had skyrocketed. If you were a…

— Neil Jordan

People were so keen to get investment. In those days, there was quite significant unemployment in Northern Ireland, and that had been the general…

— John Hume

Whose fault is it if poor Ireland still continues poor?

— George Berkeley

“The ultimate goal of the political elite is to privatize the air. So as not to destroy their own edifice of democratic compassion they…

— Dean Cavanagh

There is something restless and curious about the Irish. Like everybody else, we want to make money and make our way in the world…

— Ardal O'Hanlon

Ireland is not in a good place at the moment. We have our own humiliation of losing our economic sovereignty, and we're now regaining…

— Mary Robinson

The Irish people will only be free, when they own everything from the plough to the stars

— James Connolly

The land of Ireland for the people of Ireland.

— James Larkin

“The Irish Economy Since 1922.”

— Diarmaid Ferriter