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OPINION:THE PREVAILING mood in Ireland is anger. It is literally hanging in the air; palpable everywhere in public discourse and daily interactions. Opinion appears divided as to whether we should move on and focus on the future or use this anger as a catalyst for change. “Moving on” should not be an option. It would inhibit our collective capacity to understand and tackle the root causes of this national crisis, writes DONAL CASEY

Dan O’Brien is absolutely right to highlight the outlier nature of our third economic collapse in 60 years (How inertia became the iron law of Irish politics, Opinion and Analysis, November 7th). Once is unfortunate, twice begins to look careless but three times should be a call to action. The diagnosis of these problems is a complex task. The Fifth Discipline, by Peter Senge would be a useful stimulus for sifting through the embers of the Celtic Tiger. The central idea in the book is systems thinking, the capacity to see organisations or societies as a complex web of inter-connectedness.