It is an open question as to how many Irish people realise that expensive oil is actually the state policy of the Irish Government.
In the UK, the media reflects popular sentiment. Here, it reflects popular sentiment in South Dublin.
“We have to go with the science.”
Back on the cards.
The thing that is in our power – if we indeed believe that disaster is on the horizon – is to prepare for it
Attack of the clones.
Amid spiralling cost of living and fuel costs, Energy and Transport Minister Eamon Ryan has expressed the view that the war in Ukraine is primarily responsible for the problem.
Elon Musk has said that Germany shutting down its nuclear power plants would be “totally insane,” instead saying the country should be building more. The billionaire’s comments were made in a new interview with German news outlet Welt. Musk responded to Germany planning to shut down its three remaining nuclear power plants by the end […]
Bord Gáis has announced a huge incoming price hike for electricity and gas bills in the coming month amid the ongoing energy crisis. According to the company, consumers face a 27% increase in the average electricity bill, and a 39% increase in the average gas bill from April 15th. This will represent an increase of […]
Wherever you are right now, you probably don’t have to be told that the ongoing energy crisis is simply dire. Not only are petrol, diesel and home heating oil costs soaring to unsustainable levels, but one secret government memo says the state is considering gas and electricity rationing. The problem is that serious. Putin’s War: […]
In 2020, shortly before the US election, then-president Donald Trump said that if Joe Biden was elected, fuel prices would “skyrocket.” The comments were made during a campaign rally on November 3rd, 2020, with Trump bragging about low fuel prices under his administration. “We have more oil than anybody, OK?” he said. “It’s an incredible […]
An Independent TD says that Ireland’s energy supply is “very exposed” to the Ukraine conflict, accusing Eamon Ryan of trying to “sabotage” Ireland’s energy security. The remarks were made this week in the Dáil, as Danny Healy-Rae TD asked about the proposed Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) terminal on an estuary of the river Shannon. “A […]