The real issue is not with the people who have bought Ireland It is the manner in which it was sold

It is the job of government to regulate, to tax and to protect citizens

Ian Kehoe on The Great Irish Sell Off

People always make money in times of crisis. Some of the world’s most lasting fortunes have been accrued during recessions, depressions and even wars. It is just the way of things. We have seen it again in recent years in Ireland.

Just as international hedge funds profited by shorting our banks as the crisis escalated, a small number of global investment titans will, without doubt, make colossal fortunes acquiring distressed assets from those ...