Ireland Now: Tales of Change from the Global Island

This is an accessible guide explaining how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely a result of the country's rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the EU. The author uses personal, first hand stories from a wide range of Irish citizens, including the elderly, farmers, people in small towns and rural areas, and recent immigrants to show how various segments of the population are coping with the shifting social landscape. -- Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment

An American of Irish descent, Flanagan has traveled often to Ireland studying and working since the 1970s and became intrigued with the stories people told about how their lives were changing. From the late 1990s, he began writing the stories down, and here delivers a selection of views on Ireland today by Irish people living there. -- Reference-Research Book News

William Flanagan focuses on the past decade and a half, which have seen such profound economic, religious, and cultural changes in Ireland. Perhaps most interesting about Ireland Now is that it combines analysis of broad current events with interviews with regular Irish people whose lives have been upended in recent years--for better or worse. -- Irish America

William Flanagan focuses on the past decade and a half, which have seen such profound economic, religious, and cultural changes in Ireland. Perhaps most interesting about Ireland Now is that it combines analysis of broad current events with interviews with regular Irish people whose lives have been upended in recent years for better or worse. Irish America

An American of Irish descent, Flanagan has traveled often to Ireland studying and working since the 1970s and became intrigued with the stories people told about how their lives were changing. From the late 1990s, he began writing the stories down, and here delivers a selection of views on Ireland today by Irish people living there. Reference-Research Book News

This is an accessible guide explaining how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely a result of the country s rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the EU. The author uses personal, first hand stories from a wide range of Irish citizens, including the elderly, farmers, people in small towns and rural areas, and recent immigrants to show how various segments of the population are coping with the shifting social landscape. Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment

William Flanagan focuses on the past decade and a half, which have seen such profound economic, religious, and cultural changes in Ireland. Perhaps most interesting about Ireland Now is that it combines analysis of broad current events with interviews with regular Irish people whose lives have been upended in recent years--for better or worse. --Irish America

An American of Irish descent, Flanagan has traveled often to Ireland studying and working since the 1970s and became intrigued with the stories people told about how their lives were changing. From the late 1990s, he began writing the stories down, and here delivers a selection of views on Ireland today by Irish people living there. --Reference-Research Book News

This is an accessible guide explaining how Ireland and the Irish people have changed during the past fifteen years. Largely a result of the country's rapidly expanding economy, Ireland has transformed from one of the poorest to one of the richest countries in the EU. The author uses personal, first hand stories from a wide range of Irish citizens, including the elderly, farmers, people in small towns and rural areas, and recent immigrants to show how various segments of the population are coping with the shifting social landscape. --Abstracts of Public Administration, Development, and Environment