Over these next few weeks, we are exploring Newstalk’s 20 most influential moments of the past two decades. 

Everyday, across the station, we're looking back at an influential moment chosen by listeners. 

We are looking today back to one of the biggest domestic stories of the past twenty years - that is the Celtic Tiger and the collapse of our economy.

One of the people who documented our exuberant life before the crash was David McWilliams, the economist and presenter of 'The David McWilliams Podcast'.

He joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder.

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