Scotland's economy has grown four times more slowly than Ireland's over the past six years

Scotsman:

The figures show Scotland growing by 13.7 per cent since 1999, while Ireland has grown by 55.6 per cent. The UK as a whole has grown by 20.1 per cent, just over one-third of the rate of Ireland's performance.

The report also emphasises unemployment in Ireland - standing at 4.1 per cent against 6 per cent in Scotland. And it adds that Ireland has grown more quickly than Scotland by a factor of at least 2.5 times every year since 1999.

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