Economist: Sinn Féin’s €22bn spending plan ‘dangerous’

There has also been sharp criticism from Fianna Fáil’s finance spokesman Michael McGrath, who said Sinn Fein’s manifesto is “the stuff of Santa Claus”.

Sinn Féin’s plan to spend an additional €22bn by 2025 have been branded as “dangerous and highly irresponsible” by leading economists and political opponents.

The party’s spending plans for the next five years are more than double the €11bn that the Department of Finance believes will be there to spend.