Unemployment the big policy issue of 2021, but with no quick fix imminent 

In 2021, the unemployment rate on average will be a still very high 15%, even if there is a trade deal between the UK and the EU

Anthony Foley is emeritus associate professor of economics at Dublin City University Business School

At the start of the pandemic, Irish economic output in 2020 was expected to fall by a substantial amount, anything between 7% and 10%. 

I expected the higher end of the range.