Economically, we must prepare for the worst

With the state of our public finances, Brexit and the election of Donald Trump as US president, we must be prudent to ensure a stable future, writes Daniel McConnell

I’LL never forget it. I was sitting on a couch in Leinster House, head buried in my phone, when the next thing I know I am at the wrong end of a tirade.

The man having a go at me was none other than the late Brian Lenihan, the then minister for finance, who was making his way through the narrow corridors of the old house.