Mick Clifford: New SSIA-style savings plan unveiled — but will Ireland’s cautious savers invest?

Government aims to unlock billions in household savings with new investment plan shaped by lessons from Celtic Tiger excess

SSIA vs new savings plan: what lessons from the Celtic Tiger era mean for today’s investors

Eddie Hobbs, suited and booted, was tearing down backstreets. 

The voiceover was Eddie in his distinctive Cork accent: “Choose Llfe. Choose a savings account. Choose a new motor. Choose a bloody big television. Choose plastic surgery, new teeth.”