Nothing embodies the national addiction to strutting hypocrisy more than the dogma that wind can rescue us from the existential dilemma created by our “neutrality”.
Renewable plans.
That is an indictment of the political record. One we do not talk about enough. A pound of butter should not cost €5.50.
The West’s self-imposed Paris constraints, without reciprocal obligations on China, are not just eroding our automotive competitiveness—they’re ceding strategic ground in a data-driven world.
“Our leadership class will gladly cripple your family financially with measures that don’t save a single polar bear, but which will make your granny’s living-room feel like the North Pole”
Current uncertainty
Policies like the turf ban for many houses going cold in an emergency
While the EU’s CBAM is presented as a solution to climate change, it risks creating more problems than it solves, affecting Europe’s competitiveness and businesses, as well as impacting developing countries.
32% of Ireland’s electricity came from wind in 2024
Ireland has an ideal coastline for offshore wind farms and yet we have the most expensive electricity in Europe. How is that?
Irreversible decline?
Regulations