A record of some of the more choice quotes from the era of the Irish Property Bubble.
"Every age has its peculiar folly: Some scheme, project, or fantasy into which it plunges, spurred on by the love of gain, the necessity of excitement, or the force of imitation.
Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one!"
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Marian Finnegan, Chief Economist for Sherry Fitzgerald
Irish Independent, 13 January 2006:
"The Irish market is showing a phenomenal performance in terms of output and prices so I will rate it 10 out of 10."
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If you had €75,000 what would you choose as an Irish investment?
"Property still looks like providing fantastic opportunities in the years ahead."
Press Release, 1 July 2008:
"The results of the price barometer illustrate that the reprieve in the pace of price inflation evident in the first quarter has abated."
Press Release, 1 October 2009:
“The pace of price correction has moderated notably from the beginning of the year."
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