In 2008, when the last great disaster befell us, there was a moment of post-fall clarity. “Yes”, the media said, “too many dissenters were shouted down. There was a Groupthink problem. It should never happen again”.
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It is genuinely remarkable how quickly Ireland, and Irish politicians, and, most importantly, Irish voters, have forgotten what happened to the country in 2008.
If the wisdom of our politicians was measured by the amount of time that RTE gives them to promote their views to the nation, one would have to conclude that Paul Murphy was the greatest mind since Marcus Aurelius himself
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Nolan: “My county of Offaly will experience 53% of the job losses, because of an unjust transition”
Is there a persuasive argument in favour of nuclear in Ireland?
How does one car making ten journeys emit less carbon than ten cars making one journey each?
They rob you twice, arguably three times, and most of us do not even notice.
The people of Donegal deserve their full redress, and the rest of us need to start asking, more loudly, where the consequences are for those who failed Donegal, and failed the country in the process.
Tánaiste Leo Varadkar has partially blamed low winds for the power shortage – even as his government moves to increase Ireland’s reliance on wind power. Speaking in the Dáil this week, the Fine Gael leader re-iterated what we all know – that “there is a short-term immediate risk to the supply of electricity.” He said […]