Dubai dries up Ireland disappears

Dubai dries up - The Irish Times - Sat, Feb 14, 2009: What Next? "One of the projects on hold is the island of Ireland which, as part of The World development, will feature Irish-themed homes and a hotel resort when finished. The future of the Ireland project was thrown into doubt after Larionovo, an Irish property investment company leading the consortium of investors that bought the island in 2007, went into liquidation in November."