Reply #19: I see, but for someone with a vast knowledge on this subject, it

[Over Caffeinated]

shouldn't be hard for you. Then again, you think the "Chicago boys" were neo-conservative with their economic ideology. In fact, they were neo-liberals. You are confusing them with the neo-cons, who also came out of Chicago and had an impact on modern day neo-conservatism foreign policy.

There is some overlap between neo-liberalism and neo-conservatism, but there are also some differences.
http://ptx.sagepub.com/content/34/6/690.full.pdf+html

One of the similarities is that both philosophies seek to weaken or completely dismantle the welfare state, something which Ireland did not do.

You can claim that you are doing 5 different things at once, but I simply do not believe you. In fact, I don't believe a word that you have said.