Ireland's economy continues to surge as recovery gathers pace

Finance minister expects 6% growth this year, as Irish economy maintains position as fastest-growing in the eurozone

Ireland's government expects the economy to grow by about 6% this year, far more than originally forecast after data showed that it grew by 1.9% quarter-on-quarter from April to June.

After increasing by more than 5% in 2014, Ireland's fast-recovering economy was already set to be the best performing in the EU for the second successive year when the government forecast in April it would grow by 4% this year.