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Ten years since An Bord Snip Nua

Ten years ago saw economist Colm McCarthy head up a panel of experts to come up with what became ...

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17.50 11 Jul 2019


Ten years since An Bord Snip Nua


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17.50 11 Jul 2019


Ten years ago saw economist Colm McCarthy head up a panel of experts to come up with what became the ‘McCarthy Report’, or as was perhaps more affectionately known - ‘An Bord Snip Nua’.

Recommendations were made to Government on what financial decisions needed to be made following the financial crash of 2008.

It's been a decade of financial pain for a lot of people - so Ivan wondered if McCarthy had any regrets about the reports.


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