The next five years: Where to now for Ireland?

What are the challenges the country faces? What policies should the next government adopt? What do businesses need? Are we at risk of taking future economic growth for granted and could events outside our control derail the country’s future prospects?

As voting day nears, The Business Post hosted a free subscribers event with journalists, columnists and guests at the Roe & Co Distillery on January 29th.

Panellists included former ministers Lucinda Creigton and Pat Rabbitte as well as IBEC’s chief executive Danny McCoy. They were joined by the Business Posts’ Vincent Boland, Aidan Regan and Susan Mitchell. The event was chaired by Richie Oakley, editor of the Business Post, with additional contributions from the newspaper’s correspondents on key areas including the general election, climate change, housing and the concerns of Irish businesses.

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