These convolutions in the economic field encompassed dramatic transformations in the social arena. Footnote 1 Within a short period of time, Irish people enjoyed one of the richest economies in the world, suffered an economic collapse and the drastic restrictions that followed, and allegedly recovered again from 2014 onwards. This led to the financial bailout in 2010 and a subsequent period of austerity that prompted the deregulation of the welfare state. But, exultation was soon followed by a collapse and the crisis that unfolded in 2008 revealed the weaknesses of a fragile boom. Among other factors, the Celtic Tiger phenomenon (mid-1990s to mid-2000s and 2004–2008) made the country a benchmark for economic success. In less than a century, Ireland has transitioned from a self-sufficient and protectionist state to a prosperous country in the European Union. Irish women’s writing in recessionary Ireland
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