Irish Examiner view: Warnings aplenty for Ireland’s economy

With more people facing homelessness and food banks reporting a surge in use, emergency measures are badly needed

Pastor Hamp Sirmans (centre) with Feed Cork volunteers Natalee and Gavin Monaghan. The food bank says that it has registered as many new clients in the first six months of this year as it did for the whole of 2021. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

Hardly a week goes by without some buoyant statement concerning the resilience of Ireland’s economy and its ability to withstand a buffeting from the world’s trade winds.

Yet, if we look more closely, there are storm warnings aplenty about what is taking place within the broader — but often hidden — parameters of society.