GDP surge defies Brexit for 2017

Europe-beating growth in 2017 as the economy slewed off any major effect from Brexit is carrying through to this year, according to economists.

GDP surge defies Brexit for 2017

By Eamon Quinn

Europe-beating growth in 2017 as the economy slewed off any major effect from Brexit is carrying through to this year, according to economists. CSO headline figures showed the economy boomed by 7.8%, trouncing the 2%-plus growth across the eurozone and EU as a whole.

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