Politics
State warns nuclear threats and shadow banking crisis among key risks facing country
Government’s National Risk Assessment also said Ireland’s public debt burden was ‘among the highest in the developed world’ on per capital basis
Extreme weather events, nuclear threats, a crisis in the non-bank sector and terrorism have all been identified as risks to Ireland in a new report published by the government.
The National Risk Assessment helps identify risks across geopolitical, economic, societal, environmental and technological areas, so the government can be better prepared in the eventuality risks coming to pass.
This year’s National Risk Assessment includes a number threats which might be expected – including fiscal sustainability, ...
