Series: Ireland's crisis

A seemingly one-way trip

As Ireland drifted further towards financial Never Neverland late last year, I asked my friends and colleagues what it was like living there right now — or having to leave. The result was a series of fascinating guest posts, in which well-informed Irish citizens gave their own views on what was happening.

Intro: Whither Ireland?
Frieda Klotz

The big boys are in town
Padraig McLoughlin

Leaving Ireland, but through choice
Fionnuala Barrett

A plague on all your houses
Phyl Herbert

Ireland, the ruby isle
Stephen Tucker

One small island
Noreen Bowden