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Tue 06 Jun 2008ESRI report shows that this year's recession is home grown
Consumer confidence has been eroded by rising unemployment, writes Paul Tansey, Economics Editor
WITH THE Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) forecasting today that the Irish economy will shrink in size this year by 0.4 per cent, the Irish boom has finally hit the rocks of recession.
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