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Health Education Research, Vol. 14, No. 2, 151-154, April 1999
© 1999 Oxford University Press

Editorial

Health and the Celtic Tiger: progress of health promotion in modern Ireland

C. Kelleher

Department of Health Promotion Clinical Sciences Institute National University of Ireland Galway Republic of Ireland

If socio-economic factors do indeed determine our health status then the challenges facing modern Ireland are remarkable. In recent years the Republic of Ireland has seen unprecedented economic growth, in considerable measure due to our membership of the European Union (EU). In the space of a quarter of a century Ireland has moved from being a country with a strong agriculture tradition and recurrent problems of enforced emigration and unemployment to being among the most economically competitive countries in Europe. There has been considerable growth in the size and infrastructure of the principal cities, most particularly Dublin, major development in the service industries, and the overall economic indicators were satisfactory enough for us to join the European Monetary Union (EMU) initiative.

There have also been major social and cultural changes. These are various and not necessarily in any way related but include the decline in viable rural farming, particularly smaller-sized . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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