Whoever is last to leave Ireland

please switch off the light.

For our economy, it is f****d.

10 years of partying, of feeling invincible, of mistaking the country for a mighty feline.

A decade of spending, earning, spending more, earning more, spending even more, earning even more.

Champagne for breakfast and overpriced meals out. Lines of coke on a Tuesday and hundred euro hair cuts. Trophy cars and supercharged wives. Houses, houses, houses everywhere. Always more. More shagging houses. More talks about houses. More magazines about houses. Property section. Location, location, location. Interior design. Exterior design. Inside out morals and upside down values. Cash is king. Cash is good. Cash is easy.

Flash and noble fabrics. Flash and brands. Flash and cash. Flash and plastic. Flash and VIP section.

Flash in the shagging pan.

The credit card bill has arrived.