Minister for Finance Paschal Donohoe warned yesterday how the Covid-19 crisis had resulted in a “severe recession” that was likely to see the economy shrink by 10.5 per cent this year with unemployment soaring to a record 22 per cent, equivalent to one in five workers. Minister For Finance joined us on the show to discuss.

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