I was listening to Ray D’Arcy on Today FM the other morning when the DJ declared the recession over as result of the price of steak in Dublin.

The former Blackboard Jungle star said that he was in a shop in south county Dublin at the weekend which was charging patrons €17.80 for one 178g Aberdeen Angus fillet steak. Seeing the price of the quality cut, he said the recession in Ireland is clearly behind us.

At €17.80 for 178g, that equates to €100/kg which is quite the price to pay.