This weekend marks the exact centenary of the "Easter Rising", the infamous 1916 Irish civil rebellion against British rule which arguably led to an independent Irish Republic.
Above and beyond Anglo-Celtic detente, the significance of this ominous occasion still resonates today, both in relation to the progress and development of Ireland but also as equally importantly, to the role and opportunities Anglo-Irish economies play within our global mix.
Amid the spectre of "Brexit" - Britain leaving the European experiment - the stable role of Ireland within financial services becomes topical for Australian Ultra High Net Worth global investors who prize stability. 
But also for Australians, particularly those like myself whose descendants arrived during the Second Fleet, the impact of Irish enterprise continues to have importance in both legacy and the contemporary landscape.
And that is because at the heart of all private wealth sit portfolios, which hold, hopefully protect and facilitate all the active and passive investment decisions we make over our lifetimes.
The tradecraft of portfolio management extends beyond picking savvy investments; it also incorporates portfolio-holding vehicles, consid-erations of custodianship and in basic terms, the ways we participate in global markets beyond SMSFs or core portfolios.
And since the Great Recession, portfolio solutions domiciled and hosted out of the Republic of Ireland have played an important role, especially for UHNW global investors who wish for dynamic access to UCITS - a single European regulatory framework for investment vehicles which is now the global high watermark - funds, whether they be across equities, hedge funds or any number of alternatives such as private equity.
With the hex of a "Brexit" looming, the robustness of Irish financial services has only increased as Ireland is well integrated with Europe and is responsive to individual and institutional global wealth's requirements.
This may go a long way towards explaining why the Irish economy today is recovering: â€¢"It has seen a sharp increase in tax revenues, especially from the financial services sector, with Ireland's general government budget deficit falling to an estimated 1.5 per cent of GDP in 2015, below the EU-agreed target of 2.9 per cent of GDP.
This is a metric our federal government should envy.
â€¢"Most impressively, the Irish economy grew by close to 7 per cent in 2015, following growth of 5.2 per cent in 2014. The level of real output has now risen by 22 per cent from its post-crisis trough and stands 8 per cent higher than its pre-crisis peak.
â€¢"Ireland's external balances, represented by the current account surplus, contributed 3.8 per cent of GDP in 2014 and an estimated surplus of 4.5 per cent of GDP in 2015. As well as demonstrating it is a European economy on the rise, these metrics reassure Australian UHNW investors that Ireland remains stable and continues to be a viable global player, particularly in internationally domiciled wealth management solutions.
But the question for Australian global investors is how robust are these dynamics and what could possibly tip the apple cart ahead? Here are a few issues worth consideration: 1. Although the rapidly expanding alternative UCITS universe provides opportunities to invest in a wide range of strategies within a tightly regulated framework, with changing global accounting and banking standards, something new and radically different may supersede these European solutions.
2. There are legitimate fears of a second Irish bubble.
3. For Ireland, given that monetary policy is set at a euro-wide level, a repeat of the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece and Spain) debt contagion may repeat, remembering that Greek debt with the IMF is due for renewal in   July.
4. As a small open economy that is heavily dependent on global trade, Brexit, Grexit or indeed a US or Chinese recession, could destabilise this positive momentum; not too dissimilar to the fate of Australia in these contexts.
5. Will the expose surrounding the "Panama Papers" lead to a larger overhaul of global investment functionality and architecture, affecting Irish domiciled entities in turn?
6. The hot-button issue of US "tax inversions" with US corporates reverse domiciling, often in Ireland, becoming front-and-centre during the upcoming US presidential debates.
Historically the Irish have played instrumental roles in the development and stability of the Australian economy - first as convicts, then as pioneers during the Gold Rush and then as the labour force backbone of what was industrial Australia.Larkin Group is an Ultra High Net Worth team focusing on high yielding global investments www.larkingroup.com.au