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18 things that are inextricably linked to the Celtic Tiger
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1. Trampolines, now rusting in gardens nationwide
2. Patio heaters, also rusting in gardens nationwide
3. Paninis. No one had a panini pre-2002
4. Decking
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5. Portable DVD players installed on the back of car seats
6. Hot tubs
7. Smoothies
8. Graham Knuttel paintings, in every restaurant and hotel and fancy house in the land
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9. Sweet chilli sauce
10. Dubarrys
11. Abercrombie hoodies fresh from New York
12. Good Pink Shirts
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13. Eddie Hobbs (seen above in a Good Pink Shirt)
14. Extensions
15. Superquinn
16. Irish models posing in odd costumes/carrying weird props on Dublin streets
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17. Bouncy castles at Communions, birthday parties and Confirmations
18. And using ’party’ as a verb. We *all* partied
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