Ibec: Vaccine rollout means 'light will begin to creep in' in second half of 2021

Ireland is primed for a return to normality and a surge in economic activity after most adults are inoculated

An efficient vaccine rollout — with centres such as Cork's Páirc Uí Chaoimh stadium being pressed into service — will lead to a more normal rhythm to society and commerce later this year.  Picture: Larry Cummins

Despite the continued lockdown and concerns over vaccine supply, the Irish economy will grow by more than 3% this year, business group Ibec said.

Publishing its quarterly economic outlook this morning, Ibec said that with an efficient rollout, most adults will be vaccinated by the end of June, and there was potential for society and commerce to take a more normal rhythm in the second half of the year.