Ireland’s 26.3% growth figure questioned by NTMA

One of Ireland's most senior financial officials has confirmed international investors have contacted this country due to widespread concern and disbelief at last week's claimed 26.3% GDP growth, writes Fiachra Ó Cionnaith, Irish Examiner Political Reporter.

Speaking during a Dáil Public Accounts Committee meeting on Thursday, National Treasury Management Agency chief executive Conor O Kelly said companies have been in contact, adding: “If you're explaining, you're losing. And a lot of explaining has been done.”