Munster becomes second wealthiest region in European Union as its economy soars above Paris, Brussels and Prague
Munster becomes second wealthiest region in European Union as its economy soars above Paris, Brussels and Prague Sean McCarthaigh Updated: 5 Mar 2021, 18:01 MUNSTER is the second-wealthiest region across the entire EU, according to new figures published by the European Commission. A Eurostat report reveals that the GDP per capita in Ireland’s Southern region which incorporates the six counties of Munster as well as Carlow, Wexford and Kilkenny is almost three and a half times the EU average. 2 The average GDP in the Southern region in 2019 was 240 per cent of the EU averageCredit: Alamy 2 F...