The following is the text of a diplomatic note about the state of Ireland from six EU ambassadors to Dublin. State and Church in Ireland have always been strongly intertwined, since the Irish Free State and the 1937 Constitution. Spectacular economic growth: the Celtic Tiger boom, the crash and the Celtic Phoenix resurrectionThe period between papal-visits to Ireland is also one of spectacular economic growth. Its woes meant that the Irish state had to be bailed out by the EU and the International Monetary Fund in late 2010s. With the strong economic growth, Ireland has changed in that respect.

Source: The Irish Times September 06, 2018 11:37 UTC