Irish government bonds have performed well in 2026, with the strong performance driven by solid macroeconomic fundamentals, where Ireland continues to outperform European peers, Danske chief analyst Jens Peter Sorensen says in a note. His comments come ahead of the Irish National Treasury Management Agency's 1 billion euros-1.25 billion euros auction of 2036- and 2055-dated government bonds on Thursday. "The auctions are a 'liquidity event' that should be used to buy Irish govts [government bonds], especially in the long end of the curve," says the analyst who finds the 30-year maturity segment attractive to European bonds with similar maturity. (emese.bartha@wsj.com)