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Irish Communication Review

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Celtic tiger

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From Boom To Bust: A Post-Celtic Tiger Analysis Of The Norms, Values And Roles Of Irish Financial Journalists, Declan Fahy, Mark O'Brien, Valerio Poti Nov 2016

From Boom To Bust: A Post-Celtic Tiger Analysis Of The Norms, Values And Roles Of Irish Financial Journalists, Declan Fahy, Mark O'Brien, Valerio Poti

Irish Communication Review

The collapse of Ireland's economy into its worst recession in modern history has prompted some professional reflection about the roles and responsibilities of the country’s financial journalists. Conor Brady, a former editor of the Irish Times, asked in a commentary article published in his former paper: ‘Was the forming of this crisis reportable earlier? Were emerging trends apparent? Did they [the news media] do as good a job as they might have in flagging the approaching storm?’ Brady, editor of the paper between 1986 and 2002, the period corresponding to the rise of the Celtic Tiger economy, concluded that criticisms …


Whose Development? Framing Of Ireland's Aid Communities By Institutional Sources And The Media During And After The Celtic Tiger, Cliona Barnes, Anthony Cawley Nov 2016

Whose Development? Framing Of Ireland's Aid Communities By Institutional Sources And The Media During And After The Celtic Tiger, Cliona Barnes, Anthony Cawley

Irish Communication Review

IN SEPTEMBER 2006 THE GOVERNMENT’S newly published White Paper on Irish Aid was presented to the media and the public as a statement of Ireland’s new position in, and increased responsibilities to, the international community. The economic success of the Celtic Tiger era had endowed the State not only with the means but also with the obligation to strengthen its aid commitments to developing nations.