Until very recently, Ireland and its capital Dublin were the unlikely Cinderella success story of Europe. Expats suddenly looked at moving to Ireland as more than just an opportunity to discover a chance pot of gold. Yet of late, the nation’s mushrooming economy proved to be a too-good-to-be-true fairy tale without a happy ending.

In 2007 Ireland enjoyed enviable economic growth, and became one of the wealthiest countries in Europe - earning the affectionate nickname of Celtic Tiger. The nation became a sudden expat hot spot and a global player.

However, as a result of the worldwide recession, Ireland’s property bubble went pop and its economic collapse was more drastic than that of many other European nations.

Nonetheless, left over from the boom is a wave of multinational companies that relocated to the island nation.... read more on expatarrivals.com