Irish economy appears robust against its peers

Despite missing out on much of the recent post-war equity market rally, Ireland's economic outlook appears robust in comparison to its eurozone neighbours. Over the three years to 30 June, in euro terms, the Irish Overall index returned -6.96%, significantly outperforming the Euro-Stoxx 50, which returned -49.27% over the period. In the 12 months to 30 June, the Irish Index delivered -7.28% against -20.34% for the EuroStoxx 50. The Irish market has also outperformed since the start of the year, returning 9.02% over the six months to the end of June, against a 4.04% rise in the EuroSto...