International Economic Turmoil Hits Ireland Hard Published October 22, 2008 at 10:00 AM PDT This story was published more than 16 years ago. Facebook WhatsApp Email Listen • 0:00 The global economic downturn has turned the the Celtic Tiger economy into more of a kitten. Alex Chadwick talks to consumer advocate Eddie Hobbs about the Irish mortgage mess. Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.