The Commission says the Irish economy will exhibit exceptionally strong growth this year. Photograph: iStock
The Irish economy is expected “to grow exceptionally” this year amid the front-loading of exports into the US ahead of tariffs.
In its latest set of autumn forecasts, the European Commission predicted the economy here would expand by 10.7 per cent in gross domestic product (GDP) terms in 2025, eight times the 1.3 per cent rate projected for the euro area overall.
The EU’s executive arm said the forecast, which tallies with the Department of Finance’s own prediction, reflected “strong export activity in the first half of the year”
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