Where there's muck there's money! Ireland good for a punt.

It may well prove true that there's a crock o' gold at the end of the rainbow. With reality out in the open, and Ireland's government finally forced to come clean (no mean feat - and lets hope they stay that way) the time, it seems, is ripe for a punt.

The crafty Americans with their undentable optimism and unshakable positivism are already eying up Ireland as a destination for their greenbacks. The Wall Street Journal is out there championing Ireland to its readers with an article that any Irish person would do well to read. Maybe all those money outflows are not necessary after all. The safe haven might well be Ireland itself!

Go on, take a punt. You know you want to.