During the 1990s and 2000s, Ireland’s economy evolved from that of a poor country (by Western standards) into one of the wealthiest, with dramatic increases in GDP from 1987 to 2007. How did this happen?

Avid students of Irish history and culture, Brian and Catherine Renner have been spending multiple weeks in Ireland for many years. They’ve recently renewed their investigative research in preparation for lectures on Irish studies.