Ireland must forge even closer links with eurozone

It is ironic that just as the UK is preparing to leave the EU, the eurozone has become the fastest-growing economic region in the developed world, writes AIB chief economist Oliver Mangan

Data published last week showed another strong rise in eurozone GDP, of 0.6%, for the third quarter. GDP growth in year-on-year terms was 2.5%; ahead of the US, UK, and Japan, which posted gains of 2.3%, 1.5%, and 1.7%, respectively.

The argument of those in favour of Brexit, about the need for the UK to leave the slow-growing EU economy to forge links with strongly growing countries, now sounds rather hollow.