Central Bank raises forecasts, no employment recovery until 2011
The Central Bank has raised its forecasts for the Irish economy this year, though it warns that unemployment will not start falling until next year, with exports remaining the key driver of Irish growth, according to its latest quarterly economic bulletin released today. Read the full story here.
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Boyle's Moody's Blues
The news that the credit ratings agency Moody’s has downgraded Irish debt from Aa1 to Aa2 was to be expected. Read John Walsh's latest blog on Green Party chairman Dan Boyle's comments regarding the government's upcoming Budget, and asks was it just an off the cuff remark or was there something more to it?







