Politicians failed disadvantaged during boom, report finds

Political leaders failed to adequately address the problems of unemployed and disadvantaged groups during the Celtic Tiger boom while economic progress was less comprehensive and sustainable than believed, according to a major report.

The study by the National Economic and Social Council claims the economic crisis has also highlighted how Ireland’s system of collective decision-making and public governance is “extremely weak”.

The report entitled Ireland’s Five-Part Crisis, Five Years On: Deepening Reform and Institutional Innovation states Ireland’s place in the global economy is also more vulnerable and dependent that we had thought.