Celtic Tiger’s prints leave blemishes

Donal Hickey on developers’ failure to deliver services.

THE roar of the Celtic Tiger may no longer be heard in the land but the prints of its paws are everywhere.

While some people benefited handsomely from the get-rich-quick years, many others are now paying the price for developments that were allowed to proceed without having necessary services, including roads, water and sewage schemes, public lighting, footpaths and children’s play areas.