Business group IBEC is predicting a strong and rapid recovery in the Shannonside Northern Sound economy in the second half of 2021.
The lobby and business representative group say the economic situation will begin to heal later this year should the vaccine programme go as planned.
The group's chief economist Gerard Brady expects there will be renewed consumer and business confidence from July onward thanks to strong household savings in the region.
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According to the Longford native, as the vaccine rollout continues and businesses reopen, we could see a consumer spending spree:
