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John Walsh: Our growing population is no reason to ignore major risks from high national debt
We have an economy in rude health, but we are vulnerable given how exposed we are and how much we owe
Comparisons are often made between Ireland today and in 2008. Back then the booming economy came to a shuddering halt when the property market collapsed and the main source of tax revenues dried up.
The government was forced into an EU/IMF bailout in 2010 because the yawning chasm between annual spending and income had reached unsustainable levels.
The Irish economy is once again booming and the national coffers are among the healthiest in the EU. ...
