Society is as important as economy - Social Justice report

IRELAND’S economy grew by more than 6% in the first three months of the year compared with the same period in 2014 and the likelihood is that the growth for the year as a whole will be close to that figure.

Gross domestic product is set to grow by 5.4% this year, a performance that will see Irish economic growth exceed that of the rest of Europe.

That’s the good news and the Coalition must be given the lion’s share of credit for the turnaround in our economic fortunes. The not so good news, though, is that, in the rush for economic growth, the Government has neglected serious social issues, the most pressing of which involves our ageing population.