{"product_id":"untouchables","title":"Untouchables","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA devastating new exposé from the bestselling authors of \u003ci\u003eThe Bankers\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWasters\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn March 2011, the Irish people elected a new government. But how much had really changed? In \u003ci\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/i\u003e, Shane Ross and Nick Webb shine a light into dark corners of official  Ireland to show that the blame for running the country into the ground  goes well beyond Fianna Fáil, and that a dismaying number of the people  who should share the blame are still in situ: in the civil service, on  the boards of the leading companies, and in the banks, law firms, and  consultancies that carry so much influence in deciding who wins and who  loses. They name names, trace connections, and show how the untouchables  managed to do so much damage, how they got away with it, and how so many  of them are still in positions of power and influence in Ireland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Fascinating ... required reading for anyone interested in how crony capitalism and power work in practice in Ireland' \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003ci\u003eThe Untouchables\u003c\/i\u003e is hard to put down. Read it and seethe.' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShane Ross is an independent TD for Dublin South, and columnist in the \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e. Nick Webb is business editor of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Independent\u003c\/i\u003e. They are the authors of \u003ci\u003eWasters\u003c\/i\u003e, 2010's top-selling Irish current affairs title.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251376804184,"sku":"9780241956243","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780241956243_cf179ce3-d7d1-4f63-a52a-cf568cd12bcc.jpg?v=1764666034","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/untouchables","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}