NEW YORK, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Rating agency Standard & Poor's on Monday raised Ireland's sovereign outlook to stable from negative.

The agency currently rates Ireland BBB-plus.

(Reporting By Luciana Lopez; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama) Keywords: IRELAND RATINGS/SANDP

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