It seems that what lead the Irish to this disaster is a financial boom followed by a massive crash. Property builders got cash from bankers when the going was good, but when the arse fell out of the financial universe, no one could afford to finish the housing. And because everyone thought it was an awesome idea to build loads of new homes in this prosperous country, there were now way more homes than they needed.

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