Economics

As Virus Eases, Ireland Sees Ghosts of 2008 Economic Crash

  • Ireland’s economic model built on luring U.S. companies
  • U.S. posts $19.6 billion goods trade deficit with Ireland
Construction workers return to work on the Quays in Dublin, Ireland, May 18.Photographer: Paul Faith/AFP via Getty Images
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Surrounded by largely empty offices, builders last month returned to Dublin’s tech district, known as Silicon Docks.

Dressed in green vests and with new safety rules to comply with, workers raced to complete developments earmarked for Alphabet Inc.’s Google, just days after a navy coronavirus testing ship nearby left.