Inside the Room: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Crisis Government

Inside the Room: The Untold Story of Ireland’s Crisis Government
ISBN-10
1785370456
ISBN-13
9781785370458
Category
Political Science
Pages
240
Language
English
Published
2015-10-30
Publisher
Merrion Press
Author
Eamon Gilmore

Description

March 2011: Enda Kenny and Eamon Gilmore have just formed a coalition government between Fine Gael and Labour. Ireland’s banks are broken, unemployment is heading for half a million, the public finances are in deficit, international lenders rate Ireland as ‘junk’ and the country is in an IMF bailout. As Tánaiste in the new Coalition, Eamon Gilmore was at the heart of every major economic decision taken during his term, and as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade was primarily responsible for restoring Ireland’s international reputation and trade connections. In his extraordinary political memoir of these dramatic and turbulent times, Eamon Gilmore writes frankly about the political price the Labour Party has paid for some of their choices, reflects on the circumstances that led to his own resignation and assesses the prospects for Ireland’s continued recovery, including the risks which could yet blow Ireland’s economy off course.

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