Northern Ireland economy continues to underperform compared to Republic

The report for the Government’s Shared Island initiative also shows the North is 'registering a rate of economic growth which exceeds that of the UK in totality'

The report was launched by Tánaiste Simon Harris as part of the Government's Shared Island initiative. 

The Northern Ireland economy “continues to underperform” relative to the Republic on numerous indicators but it is “registering a rate of economic growth which exceeds that of the UK in totality”, a new report for the Government’s Shared Island initiative shows.

The report was written by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) as part of the Government’s Shared Island research programme. It is envisioned that this will be an annual series comparing the economies of Ireland and Northern Ireland.