Fifty thousand jobs are expected to be created in Ireland by the end of 2014 with the unemployment rate predicted to fall to 11 percent by next year.
Business group IBEC is predicting GDP to grow by 2.9 percent this year.
It's quarterly economic outlook shows the economy gaining momentum, estimating a 22 per cent increase in investment this year.
Fergal O' Brien, Chief Economist with IBEC, says the Government needs to implement policy changes, to ensure recovery happens right across the country:
