Time for Irish to stop gambling and invest in cultural values

People in this country need positive cultural beliefs for a more secure financial future, writes Michael Dowling.

The Irish nation gambled away the future by buying and selling houses at increasingly ridiculous valuations. Photo: Thinkstock
The Irish nation gambled away the future by buying and selling houses at increasingly ridiculous valuations. Photo: Thinkstock

In our last 'pre-doom' election, back in 2007, Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny visited Paddy Power to bet on the outcome being a Fine Gael and Labour coalition. Can you imagine that in any other country? Maybe Barack Obama popping into Las Vegas in 2008 to have a quick flutter on his victory margin in the presidential ...