Ireland first ‘to wave goodbye to IMF’

IRELAND will be the first eurozone member to pay back its debt and “wave goodbye to the IMF”, according to the Taoiseach as he hailed a “new age” of confidence in the country.

Enda Kenny was speaking ahead of a visit today by former US president Bill Clinton to a conference in Dublin Castle aimed at tapping into the influence of the diaspora to help rebuild the economy.

Almost 300 delegates from the business, sporting and cultural world attended the second Global Irish Economic Forum, which continues today.