In January 2009, the business pages of The Telegraphstated the worst day in Irish financial history had occurred. One should contrast this with what people are now saying about Ireland. One headline reads, "Dublin: the tiger’s roaring tech hub," and Reuters has stated: "Standard & Poor's raised Ireland's credit rating to 'A' on Friday, rewarding the former bailout recipient for what it said was solid economic growth, improving employment and a debt reduction path that stands out in the euro zone". The Guardianstated: "In November, more than 20,000 delegates turned up for Dublin’s Web Summit, an annual event that has become the Cannes film festival of the technology world". In Spain on 23 November, El Economistastated Ireland is top of the class, the reason being this Government’s action and also the leadership of the Taoiseach, Deputy Enda Kenny.

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