The past three years have been particularly painful in Ireland. From the extraordinary boom of the tiger period, the devastating bust which followed forced the country into a humiliating programme of financial support from the so-called Troika. As we emerge from this unprecedented period of external oversight, it is timely to take stock and reflect on the issues which have dominated this troubled time. The need for opinions which question the conventional has rarely seemed as important. This collection brings together John Looby's opinion pieces across a range of publications since the eve of the Troika descending on Dublin up to their recent departure. From assessing the challenges of the Irish predicament to the machinations of the broader Euro-zone crisis or the difficulties of asset valuation to the thinking of some of the great investors, a broad range of hopefully provocative opinions have been brought together in a single volume.