From austerity poster boy to problem child

With the State poised to re-access the bond markets, the economy has slid back into recession just as we thought we were beginning to find a way out of the crisis, writes Dara Doyle

IRELAND’S reputation as the poster child for austerity is under threat at just the wrong time.

With the State poised to fully re-access international bond markets at the end of the year and abandon the security of the bailout programme, the economy has slid back into recession.