Focus on multinationals as Irish GDP shrinks by 4.7%
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The shrinking of Ireland's GDP has been under close scrutiny this year as economists weigh whether a sharp fall in output and exports can be attributed to an individual large foreign-owned company, or to a wider number of multinationals based here. Stock picture: Denis Minihane