Paschal Donohoe: The resilience of Irish enterprise and our workforce will see us through hard times

Paschal Donohoe: The resilience of Irish enterprise and our workforce will see us through hard times

Despite a naturally optimistic outlook, I feared at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic just over five years ago that its impact would leave lasting economic scars on jobs in Ireland. Entire sectors of our economy had shut down overnight and the outlook was deeply uncertain. At that time, close to half the labour force – or around 1.2 million people – were dependent on the State for some form of income or job support.