Colin Sheridan: Ireland is moving so fast, it's forgotten its people

We are a rich country masquerading as a poor one, run by people terrified of annoying people even richer

Taoiseach Micheál Martin with Stripe co-founder John Collison at the opening of Stripe's new Dublin Headquarters. Picture: Conor McCabe

There are moments in Irish life that feel like history is meeting itself coming in the door, like when you read a billionaire telling us the country is broken and needs to be run more like… well, whatever place billionaires imagine when they close their eyes and whisper “efficiency". 

So, Dubai. They want it to be run like Dubai.