Description

Since the global financial crisis, Ireland has emerged from a severe recession and an EU/IMF programme to become Europe’s fastest growing economy. Ireland’s recovery is now firmly established, with key economic indicators pointing to continued and strong growth, despite a challenging regional and global environment.

Foremost among these challenges is the result of the UK referendum on EU membership which has resulted in “Brexit”.

Minister Murphy will explain how Ireland dealt with the Financial Crisis and outline the implications of Brexit for Ireland, the only EU Member State to share a land border with the UK.

Minister Murphy will also speak about the growing engagement between the EU and South-East Asia.

The event and Q & A session will be moderated by Dr. Yeo Lay Hwee, Director of the European Union Centre in Singapore.

About The Speaker

Eoghan Murphy, TD, was appointed as Ireland’s Minister of State for Financial Services, eGovernemnt, and Public Procurement in May 2016.

He has served as a member of Dáil Éireann (Irish Parliament – Lower House) since 2011. Before his election, Minister Murphy served as a member on Dublin City Council from 2009.

Minister Murphy has worked for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation; Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs, and the United Nation Institute for Disarmament Research in Geneva.