title: Celtic Meltdown: Why Ireland is Broke and how We Can Fix It
author: Cearbhall O Dalaigh
description: 'Deserves attention for its clarity, factual depth and an ability to pull together differing points of view and proposals into a coherent structure' Irish Mail on Sunday 'O Dalaigh might just have the credentials to show us the way to go, having worked with the states released by the break-up of the USSR' --RTE Guide<br /><br />There's a certain populist glee to O'Dalaigh's slash and burn recommendations that's sure to resonate. --Irish Voice
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  # Weep
  
  
  ## The Irish Epidemic
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ## Eoin Brady
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Contents
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  [Become A Survivor](part0002.html#1T140-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  1\. [So Long Solene](part0003.html#2RHM0-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  2\. [Cheeky Pints](part0004.html#3Q280-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  3\. [After Party](part0005.html#4OIQ0-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  4\. [Bad News](part0006.html#5N3C0-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  5\. [Last Minute
  Shoppers](part0007.html#6LJU0-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  6\. [Hold Your Breath](part0008.html#7K4G0-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  7\. [Zombies?](part0009.html#8IL20-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  8\. [Unexpected Guests](part0010.html#9H5K0-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  9\. [Late Friends](part0011.html#AFM60-9eabe26a539049b895400d688344a188)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  10\. [Silent
  Prayer](part0012_split_000