evidence: The Irish economy will continue to outperform its EU peers, according to the Mastercard Economics Institute, as consumer fundamentals remain strong. [...] Ireland was once again the fastest growing economy in the eurozone in Q2-2023, expanding by 3.3% from Q1-2023. The rate of growth that was 11 times faster than that of the Eurozone as a block. It said the economy has been the fastest growing in the EU since the pandemic. Currently it is 33% larger than it was in Q4-19. This is compared to Eurozone’s post-pandemic expansion of only 3% and also significantly above the 11% expansion by second fastest growing economy, Poland.