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Compassion Quote by Enda Kenny

“By 2007, an uncompetitive, bloated, over-borrowed and distorted Irish economy…” quote by Enda Kenny — Download Open image

“By 2007, an uncompetitive, bloated, over-borrowed and distorted Irish economy had been left at the mercy of subsequent international events without the safeguards, institutions, and mindset needed to survive and prosper as a small open economy inside the euro area.”

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