CENTRAL BANK CHIEF ECONOMIST TO DELIVER CITY ADDRESS

Date Published: 11-Dec-2012

Ireland is on the right track in managing a difficult process of austerity.

That's according to Senior Economist with the Central Bank Lars Frisell who is to deliver a public address in the city this eveing (Dec 11) as part of the Paddy Ryan Memorial Lecture in GMIT.

Mr. Frisell is the Director of Economics and Chief Economist in the Central Bank of Ireland joining in June 2012 from the Swedish Supervisory Authority.

The talk takes place in GMIT's Theatre 1000 and gets underway at 7.30 this evening.

Mr. Frisell says although Ireland has some difficult years ahead, the Irish people are showing a willingness to work through the difficult financial situation.