Irish Economy Resilient Despite Trade Turmoil, Central Bank Says

The Irish economy has shown early signs of resilience despite exposure to global trade turmoil, the Central Bank of Ireland said.

The regulator revised modified domestic demand up for 2025 to 2.9% from a previous expectation of 2%, due to the impact of revised data and additional government spending announced. MDD is considered to be a more accurate measure of Irish growth than gross domestic product.

However, growth is expected to slow to 2.3% per annum on average in 2026 and 2027, according to its quarterly economic bulletin.

Longer term, the 15% US tariffs currently imposed on goods from the ...