Size of Ireland's economy surpasses pre-global crisis levels
by Heather Stewart and Julia Kollewe from on (#FX2H)
Ireland and Spain, both of which exited bailout programmes 18 months ago, have successfully shrugged of the legacies of the crash
Ireland's economy has surpassed the size it reached at the peak of the "Celtic Tiger" boom, official figures have revealed, in the latest evidence that the country is shrugging off the legacy of the crash.
Annual output reached a189bn (132bn) in 2014, which statisticians said was larger, in real terms, than its pre-crisis level. Economic growth for last year was revised up, to 5.2%.
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