Ciarán Lynch (Cork South Central, Labour)
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In articles, okay. There seems to be quite significantly more coverage from 2009 onwards, even though, according to Dr. Mercille's theory this morning, there is a particular position that people had around property. In the 2008 to 2011 period, what was the key message coming out of the media? Was it that they were reporting on the crisis or that it was business as usual and there would be a soft landing? Dr. Mercille is quite explicit in his graphs. There is a flow along and all of a sudden, there is a volcano of reportage taking place. According to Dr. Mercille's examination, what is the overall message that was coming through in the media?