Regions left behind as Dublin steams ahead

One of the significant features of Irish economic performance over the past couple of decades has been the unbalanced nature of regional economic growth and development.

In the small Irish economy there has traditionally been limited data available on economic performance by county or by region.

However, from the data that is available, it is evident that not all regions have shared the same levels of growth, prosperity and buoyancy. In fact some have lagged badly, while others have romped ahead.