The ESRI says Ireland’s economy has now turned the corner – and it predicts the recovery will speed up significantly next year.
The Economic and Social Research Institute says the economy will grow by 2% in 2013 – and is likely to increase by 2.7% next year.
It’s putting the growth down to a "significantly" improved labour market.
The ESRI predicts that unemployment will fall to 12% in 2014 – down from 13.1% this year.