Friday, September 19, 2014
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dublin to-do list: get in to (and out of) mischief this weekend
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Bid to End BaggagE ChargEs groUndEd
Booming economy best in EU
IRELAND’S rebounding economy is growing at its strongest rate for more than a decade, Finance Minister Michael Noonan has said. The latest quarterly national accounts show that the value of what we produce rose by 7.7 per cent between April and June compared to the same time last year. When income earned in Ireland but which goes to companies or individuals overseas – through multinationals and foreign firms – is taken out of the equation, the home economy grew nine per cent.
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‘This is the strongest growth rate recorded since the early 2000s and shows that the strong and stable recovery in the Irish economy is well under way and is starting to be felt across all sectors of the economy,’ said Mr Noonan. ‘Most encouragingly, the figures are showing the domestic economy growing, with consumer spending up 1.8 per cent year on year.’ Fergal O’Brien, chief economist with business representatives Ibec, said
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Ireland now has the strongest performing economy in Europe and it appears the catastrophic recession can be consigned to the history books. ‘The strength of the recovery is now such that Government does not need any additional austerity measures to fix the public finances,’ he said. Sinn Féin finance spokesman Pearse Doherty said the Government should now commit to scrap water charges. ‘The Government should make the tax system fair, protect our public services and reverse the most brutal cuts they have introduced,’ he said.
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ANOTHER STRING TO HIS BOW: Ciaran Nono, 11, from Lucan, at the National Concert Hall for the Primary Strings Project which gives children a chance to learn how to play an instrument Picture: Photocall
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Keep Dublin tidy – Please recycle this Metro Herald when you are finished with it