Ghost estate
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A ghost estate is an unoccupied housing estate, particularly one built in the Republic of Ireland during the period of economic growth when the Irish economy was known as the Celtic Tiger. A massive s
Ghost estate of some 10 houses outside village of Bridgetown, County Wexford, 2012 (in use as of 2025)
Irish property bubble
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The Irish property bubble was the speculative excess element of a long-term price increase of real estate in the Republic of Ireland from the early 2000s to 2007, a period known as the later part of t
Ghost estate
…a further 10,000 homes at various stages of construction. The phrase was introduced by journalist and economist David McWilliams when describing the Irish property bubble in 2006. It was used as the title of a poetry collection by Irish writer William Wall in 2011. The government-funded research institute, the National…
An advertisement for 100% mortgages seen outside Dublin (17 July 2007)