What do you call a country that shuts down two of its power stations for ideological reasons, and then has to scramble to avoid the risks of electricity blackouts during the winter? If you do not know the answer to that, let me tell you: Stupid. A Stupid country does that. And it is exactly […]
“no one should underestimate the scale of the challenge we will face in the coming winters, particularly the three or four after the coming one.”
How can you be wrong this many times and still have credibility?
The Directive also establishes legally binding targets “that will become more stringent from 2026″
What a spectacle.
The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications Eamon Ryan has confirmed that the costs paid out by his Department to the members of the Climate Change Advisory Council in terms of pay and benefits including expenses amounted to three hundred and thirty-six thousand euros. The fees and expenses for the part time roles cover the […]
Paul Murphy TD warned however that the anti-water charge movement would reassert itself if the government pushed ahead with the OECD’s recommendation in that regard.
The government’s cabinet has just approved Eamon Ryan’s climate bill, which means we can all say “slán anois” to the Irish economy and common sense. Ben Scallan comments. #gript
An interesting emerging story, this. Here’s the Tánaiste, in his now legendary/infamous (pick your adjective) appearance on Claire Byrne on Monday night: “But what happened on Sunday night came out of the blue. Last Thursday, when we received our advice from NPHET, there was no suggestion at all that they were going to level five” […]
What’s the world coming to when you can’t trust a politician to cut their own salary without actually increasing it by accident? Clarified this evening: voluntary pay cuts taken by the previous Govts lapsed when new Govt was formed, so today's 10% is effectively a renewal of those cuts. e.g. Taoiseach's salary €207,590; Varadkar had […]
The result of the Green Party leadership contest, had it been narrated by David Attenborough, would have seen the magnificent old naturalist whispering into the microphone about Eamon Ryan something along the lines of “the old male has seen off his rival, for now, but it has come at a steep cost. Wounded and bruised, […]
In his defence, if you had to sit through one of Richard Boyd Barrett’s lengthy speeches about the oppressed proletariat of Dun Laoghaire, you’d probably consider having a quick forty winks as well. And goodness knows, anybody who’s worked in an office knows about the dangers of getting the food sleeps after a hearty lunch. […]