Dream ends as new poor look to SVP for help

CELTIC Tiger Ireland spawned a new class.

They were affluent young workers — confident, carefree and with all the perks to boot. The flash car, second home, exotic foreign holidays. It was a dream come true, but one that has now come crashing down with a bang.

And now those very people, according to St Vincent de Paul (SVP) which engages with them on a daily basis, are becoming the new poor.