Greece still the EU poster child for economic and social chaos

Despite the current concerns in the economy around Brexit and growing industrial unrest, things could be worse. Much worse.

If the social and economic life in Ireland feels uncertain at times in 2017, our small island is far better off than another of our EU neighbours further south.

Having endured eight years of a grinding economic crisis, Greece continues its decline into a deeper financial abyss that shows few real signs of ending anytime soon.