Ireland's economy grew by 1.8% in second quarter

Ireland's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew by 11.1% year on year

Ireland's domestic economy expanded by 4.3% quarter-on-quarter. Picture: Damian Coleman

Ireland's economy continued to grow in the second quarter of the year with Gross Domestic Product (GDP) increasing by 1.8% in the period from April to June.

Figures released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that GDP grew by 11.1% on an annual basis. Gross National Product (GNP) - a measure of economic activity that excludes the profits of multinationals - rose by 2.1%.