Between 1995 and 2007, the Republic of Ireland was the worldwide model of successful adaptation to economic globalisation. The success story was phenomenal: a doubling of the workforce; a massive growth in exports; a GDP that was substantially above the EU average. And then it all vanished in the heat of the global financial meltdown. Acclaimed journalist Fintan O'Toole tells the story of this dizzying rise and sickening fall.