'GDP was dragged down by a collapse in goods exports, as last year’s surge in exports ahead of US tariffs continues to unwind', says economist ...
The economy contracted a record 12.1 per cent in the first quarter when compared with the previous three month period, but continued to grow when the activity of multinationals was stripped out, new ...
Rory Fennessy, senior economist at consultancy Oxford Economics, called the 12.1 per cent contraction in Ireland’s GDP, compared with the fourth quarter of 2025, “staggering”. Ireland accounts for ...