Ibec says Ireland is overly reliant on Dublin

The development of a light-rail LUAS system in Cork is one of Ibec's key recommendations to the mid-term review of the National Development Plan.

Ireland is overly reliant on Dublin with the capital accounting for 43% of the country's GDP business group Ibec has said.

The organisation said that post-Covid-19, the country must prioritise the reduction of this imbalance and target growth in the regions particularly Cork and the Mid West.