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Brian Keegan: Why is Ifac calling for a rainy day fund as the skies begin to clear?

Many other developed countries would give their right arm to be in the solid economic position we are in. Yet we seem afraid to spend that largesse on causes that desperately need it

The advice from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council (Ifac) for the future can be summarised in just two words: ‘Careful now’. Picture: Getty