Creighton calls for federal Europe built on diversity

European affairs minister Lucinda Creighton has called for a federal Europe rather than member states limping along making decisions for short-term national gain.

Her comments came as a former IMF official predicted that growth in Ireland would rise to 3% in the coming years.

Speaking at the MacGill Summer School in Donegal, Ms Creighton said a true banking union and eurobonds must form part of the redesign of the EU.