Celtic Tiger era over as 25,000 jobs lost, says economist

THERE were 25,000 jobs lost in the last 12 months, indicating the Celtic Tiger is no longer with us, a leading economist warned yesterday.

Celtic Tiger era over as 25,000 jobs lost, says economist

Chief economist with IIB, Austin Hughes, described the latest unemployment figures as very disappointing and indicated the economy might be dipping again.

“It is a bad number, it probably could have been worse but we don’t expect it to get better any time soon,” he said.

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