Irish people hit hardest during financial crisis, ECB report reveals

Ireland’s citizens lost more of their personal wealth than any other eurozone country in the aftermath of the financial crash, while Germany and the Netherlands gained the most, fresh data from the European Central Bank shows.

In an analysis of the years between 2009 and 2013, ECB experts discovered that Ireland lost more than €18,000, per person, while Spaniards saw wealth dwindle by almost €13,000, as property values in both nations plummeted.

Greeks saw their notional wealth decline by almost €17,000 for the same reason.