Innisfree International College & Convention Centre

The Irish Economy – Beyond the Celtic Tiger

This short programme is designed to introduce you to the key phases of Irish Economic history with a particular emphasis on the Celtic Tiger and post Celtic Tiger years. It is directed to those with non-specialist knowledge of economics and is primarily concerned with ensuring that the learner can apply an economic context to examine past and current phases of the Irish economic policy.

The programme will aim to locate the recent success of the Irish economy in four distinct periods of our economic history, economic emergence, protectionism (1930s to 50s) outward orientation (export phase) with particular emphasis on the period best known as the Celtic Tiger. Within the context of this phase focus will be on the realities of the post Celtic Tiger period. This discussion will revolve around Ireland’s exposure to the International Credit Crunch, the mismanagement of the post Celtic Tiger years characterised by the creation of a property bubble and a structural deficit in revenue generation for the state. The programme will finish with a discussion on the economic plan that is designed to transform Ireland once again to one of the most prosperous countries within Europe.

Communications & Journalism – George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, USA.

This program is based in Sligo, the heart of Irish poetry (W.B. Yeats lived there) and traditional Irish music. Sligo is the secondlargest city on the west coast of Ireland. Participants will explore various aspects of intercultural communication and international journalism, thereby introducing them to approaches and practices that can guide and provide journalistic success in the 21st century. Subjects include reporting in a foreign environment, media literacy, 24/7 news coverage, hyper-local journalism, and the opportunity to work with multimedia across different platforms.In addition, students will travel to Dublin where they will visit RTE (Irish television) and other print and online media companies. In Belfast, the capital of Northern Ireland, students visit BBC Northern Ireland, meet with journalists, and explore sectarian neighborhoods now living peacefully after “the Troubles.”

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