DUBLIN, March 3 (Reuters) - An expected economic
slowdown may not be as severe as feared, Ireland's finance
minister said on Friday after data showed consumer spending
continued to grow even as the country's economy fell into a
technical recession.
"Since the start of this year, incoming data both
domestically and internationally has suggested that the expected
slowdown may not be as severe as previously anticipated,"
Michael McGrath said in a statement.
(Writing by Conor Humphries; editing by Jason Neely)
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