Building houses is the only part of the Celtic Tiger era we want to repeat
Estimates say we need to build about 34,000 new properties per year for the next decade to meet the demand
Richard Curran
Such are the scars left by Ireland’s housing crash in 2008, that even a mention of the words “Celtic Tiger” implies impending disaster.
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