Celtic Tiger

English Alternative forms en Celtic tiger Etymology A reference to the Four Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan). Proper noun Celtic Tiger 1 en economics The economy of the Republic of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s, a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment. en John Gibney Where Historians Disagree: An Epilogue A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000 2017 Yale University Press New Haven 978-0-300-20851-1 Even aside from the emergence of the “Celtic Tiger,” were the foundations of the Irish manifestation of the global financial crisis laid by deeper structural issues in the Irish economy and in Irish political culture? en-GB Simon Jenkins Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it The Guardian 2024-02-02 https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/02/cardiff-edinburgh-devolved-labour-leadership-union 0261-3077 Ireland shook off its reliance on the UK and became a Celtic tiger. While it might be a pity – and a sad comment on England – Scotland could do the same. See also en Baltic Tiger en Tatra Tiger