Inflation is set to rise to a rate not seen since the mid 1980s. The ESRI has warned that inflation could peak at 8.5 percent this summer. Prices across the board, at the pumps and on grocery bills are all up, but what are people doing to manage the spiralling costs?

Alan Barrett, CEO of the ESRI joined Kieran on The Hard Shoulder to discuss the highlights from the ESRI Quarterly economic output and what’s in store for the Irish economy...

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