Declan Jordan: New economic thinking is needed as we emerge from the pandemic

'We now need now to consider not just when we will emerge from the pandemic, but how we will emerge,' writes Declan Jordan

The Taoiseach is planning society's exit from Covid lockdown, but the Government has some fundamental questions to consider when life gets back to normal.

While we are not at the end of the pandemic in Ireland, there is a sense with the vaccination roll-out and the easing of restrictions that we are, at least, near the beginning of the end.

Our attention is turning to what our society and economy will look like after Covid.