Businesswoman Aine Kerr said we need to be in a “state of readiness” for a coming recession.
But the award-winning entrepreneur and host of RTE radio show Reignite reckons tough lessons learned from the last crash will serve us well. Kerr, 40, added our “muscle memory” may buffer us from a predicted economic downturn and said: “If it happens next year hopefully it will be short and mild.
“We’ve built on the learnings of the last recession. We’re not as reliant on the construction industry and we’ve tried to regulate banks and build jobs growth. A lot of indicators suggest we are probably better set up this time around to better weather it.