The Irish economy is set to grow by almost 6 per cent this year according to a new forecast.

The EY Economic Eye forecast for winter shows that Ireland's economy is on track to outpace all other EU states in 2015.

The growth is still mainly centred around the big cities however, with Dublin showing an 8 per cent unemployment rate compared to 12 per cent in the South East and Midlands.

Economic Advisor Neil Gibson says the government needs to push growth in the rest of the country.