Biggest threat to Irish economic recovery is political, economist warns

Friends First economist Jim Power is forecasting GDP growth of 4.5% next year

Jim Power, chief economist with Friends First Pic: RollingNews.ie

The biggest threat to Ireland's economic recovery is political with a general election due next year while a British decision to exit the European Union would also have considerable implications for Ireland, a leading economist has warned.

Friends First economist Jim Power said the economy should continue to grow in 2016 with GDP forecast to expand by 4.5 per cent on top of growth of 6.3 per cent this year. But although the ...