"Primark fire and Covid closed our doors for most of the last three years"

Esmond Birnie

Press/Media: Expert Comment

Description

Cited in article in Belfast Telegraph

Subject

Combined impact on Belfast city centre businesses of Primark fire in August 2018 and Covid in 2020- Belfast use my assessment of "how long to bounce back"

Period	22 Dec 2020

Media contributions

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Media contributions

Title	"Primark fire and Covid closed our doors for most of the last three years"
Degree of recognition	Regional
Media name/outlet	Belfast Telegraph
Media type	Print
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
Date	22/12/20
Description	Cited in Belfast Telegraph article
URL	https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/business/northern-ireland/primark-fire-and-covid-forces-belfasts-city-picnic-to-close-for-most-of-past-three-years-39889426.html
Persons	Esmond Birnie

Keywords

Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland economy, political impact on economy, devolution, devolved policies, economic policy, economic growth, UK growth
Northern Ireland economy, UK economy, economic growth, productivity, GDP, GVA, economic growth
Belfast City
City centre retail
Covid
Covid economic response
Primark fire