Gerard Brady: Capacity restraints are a bigger risk than slow growth

Challenges in other investment locations mean that Ireland is still a location of choice for new investment, and CEOs see substantive growth opportunities if we can deliver the infrastructure and skills to match.

The global economy is having a difficult moment, with inflation and rising interest rates now starting to bite, but the Irish economy continues to outperform. Picture: Denis Minihane.

A number of organisations have released forecasts for the Irish economy in the past week, with predictions of economic growth in 2023 varying from zero to nearly 6%. 

Even by the normally opaque standards of economists, this is bound to be confusing for people trying to understand what might lie ahead for their livelihoods.