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Sat 11 Nov 2009Ireland fared well under Lemass, anniversary event told
IRELAND did well economically in the 1960s under Seán Lemass but fared worse than the EU 15 average, and better only than Britain, a seminar to mark the 50th anniversary of his election as taoiseach was told.
Prof Mary Daly, principal of UCD College of Arts and Celtic Studies, said the Lemass years “are a time of massive change, energy and activity”. However, while Ireland fared better than Britain, it did worse than all other OECD economies “and significantly worse than other developing economies such as Greece, Spain and Portugal”.
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