Ship of Fools: How Stupidity and Corruption Sank the Celtic Tiger

A savage, jaw dropping indictment of the way so many in Ireland were complicit in the mass property scam and how its roots run deep in Irish political traditions. Less sound economically however, it is amazing that an account of this period and these events gets half way through before the euro is mentioned.

Obvious to most, the Celtic Tiger was being proped up by hopeful thinking and wistful dreams. This is a look at some of the major footsteps taken to bring Ireland to the brink of ruin and how really the only change has been to the players, not to the game. It's both a depressing and a hopeful book, hopeful that this won't continue but I fear it will.