The Untouchables: The people who helped wreck Ireland - and are still running the show

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Nick Webb Shane Ross

The Untouchables

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The people who helped wreck Ireland - and are still running the show

Nick Webb, Shane Ross

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Penguin Books Ltd
26 June 2013

Politics & government

An expose of the Official Ireland that continues to hold the country back

In March of 2011, the Irish people elected a new government. But how much has really changed?

In The Untouchables, Shane Ross and Nick Webb shine a light into dark corners of official Ireland to show that the blame for running the country into the ground goes well beyond Fianna Fail, that a dismaying number of the people who should share the blame are still in situ, and that the bad old mindsets haven't been shifted. They detail the destructive culture of cronyism that afflicts so much of Irish life, from the boards of the leading companies to the appointment of judges. They trace how the same civil servants, estate agents and bankers who presided over the crash have in many cases been rewarded with important new jobs. They investigate the workings of the law firms, lobbyists and consultancies that seem to have their fingers in every pie. They name names, trace connections, and show how the untouchables managed to do so much damage, and how they have held on to power and influence in Ireland.

By: Nick Webb, Shane Ross
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 1mm
Weight: 145g
ISBN: 9780241956243
ISBN 10: 0241956242
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 26 June 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Shane Ross is an independent TD for Dublin South, and columnist in the Sunday Independent. Nick Webb is business editor of the Sunday Independent. They are the authors of Wasters, 2010's top-selling Irish current affairs title.

Reviews for The Untouchables: The people who helped wreck Ireland - and are still running the show

Fascinating ... required reading for anyone interested in how crony capitalism and power work in practice in Ireland Irish Times The Untouchables is hard to put down. Read it and seethe. Irish Independent