Munster 'richer than the Paris region', according to new EU figures       

There is a well-known problem with using the GDP figures to assess prosperity in Ireland, however, in the way it accounts for the activity of multinationals.

Aerial view of Cork City. Picture: Denis Scannell

Munster remains the second-wealthiest region across the entire EU, based on GDP figures from the European Commission which purportedly show the region is wealthier than the Paris area. 

A Eurostat report reveals that the GDP per capita in Ireland’s Southern region, which incorporates the six counties of Munster as well as Carlow, Wexford, and Kilkenny, is almost three and a half times greater than the EU average.