Celtic Tiger

English

Etymology

A reference to the Four Asian Tigers (Hong Kong, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan).

Proper noun

the Celtic Tiger

1. (economics) The economy of the Republic of Ireland from the mid-1990s to the late-2000s, a period of rapid real economic growth fuelled by foreign direct investment.
   • 2017, John Gibney, “Where Historians Disagree: An Epilogue”, in A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000, New Haven: Yale University Press, →ISBN:

     Even aside from the emergence of the “Celtic Tiger,” were the foundations of the Irish manifestation of the global financial crisis laid by deeper structural issues in the Irish economy […] and in Irish political culture […] ?

   • 2024 February 2, Simon Jenkins, “Northern Ireland will leave the union, and Scotland could too. True devolution is the only way to save it”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Ireland shook off its reliance on the UK and became a Celtic tiger. While it might be a pity – and a sad comment on England – Scotland could do the same.

See also

• Baltic Tiger
• Tatra Tiger