Need to be prepared for job losses - Taoiseach at Davos

IT MAY seem a little presumptuous on the part of the Taoiseach to be attending a gathering of world leaders in the Swiss alpine resort of Davos.

After all, even though we punch substantially above our weight in terms of pharmaceutical and IT production, Ireland — by virtue of its size — is not a major economy.

This is Mr Kenny’s fifth visit to the World Economic Forum and, in all probability, the most important as this year’s gathering is being held amid fears for the global economy, the refugee crisis, and heightened instability in the Middle East.