Celtic tiger
noun[S]
ukusECONOMICS
a way of referring to the Republic of Ireland during the 1990s and 2000s when theeconomygrewandbecamesuccessfulveryquickly:
The bank’sIrishbusinessbenefitedfrom thesuccessof theCeltictigereconomy.
Itlooksas if thedaysof theCeltictigerhavedefinitelycome to an end.
See also
Asian tiger
economic tiger