Dublin in the early 2000s was a city of contradictions. On the surface, Ireland was thriving. The Celtic Tiger years had transformed the capital into a modern, prosperous hub filled with new money, booming construction, and a sense of optimism after decades of conflict in the North. The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 had largely silenced the guns of the Provisional IRA, ushering in a fragile but hopeful peace.
Dublin in the early 2000s was a city of contradictions. On the surface, Ireland was thriving. The Celtic Tiger years had transformed the capital into a modern, prosperous hub filled with new money, booming construction, and a sense of optimism after decades of conflict in the North. The Good Friday Agreement of 1998 had largely silenced the guns of the Provisional IRA, ushering in a fragile but hopeful peace....