How will energy crisis hit Ireland's economy?
Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said Ireland's economy enters the crisis from a position of "relative strength".
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"To put it bluntly, nobody knows what the situation will be in a month from now. We must remain flexible in our response."
— Micheál Martin , Politician
"One of the risks we see in terms of housing outlook really is that if these energy price spikes feed through into construction inflation that could really weigh on housing output."
— Conor O'Toole , Academic
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Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Micheál Martin said Ireland's economy enters the crisis from a position of "relative strength".
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