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Irish economy to see highest growth in EU in 2019

www.newstalk.com – 07.11.2019

The European Commission has increased Ireland's growth forecast for this year. In its autumn 2019 Economic Forecast, it predicts that Irish gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 5.6% for 2019. That is up from a predicted rise of 4% in its summer forecast, and the highest in the European Union for 2019. This compares to a predicted EU average growth rate of 1.4% for this year and for 2020 and 2021.

October passenger numbers increase 3% at Dublin Airport

www.hospitalityireland.com – 14.11.2019

Close to 2.9 million passengers travelled through Dublin Airport in October of this year. This figure is a 3% increase on the figure for the same month in 2018. Dublin Airport played host to almost 28.4 million passengers during the first 10 months of 2019, a 5% increase over the same period in 2018.