Energy policy is perhaps the single biggest strategic question facing western countries in the longer term. Ireland’s persistent refusal to consider the cleanest, most efficient, alternative to fossil fuels is completely baffling.
It might seem unusual to start a column on the war in Ukraine with Irish climate policy, but the two are deeply connected.
Make no mistake about it: age is something which comes to us all, and is certainly not something to be mocked. It’s part of the circle of life. As cringe as I find my parents’ taste in entertainment, no doubt my future children will find me cringe for even using the word “cringe,” which by […]
This report by SIMI is a fascinating document, if you’re interested in policy, and it systematically takes the Government’s declared policy apart, in an authoritative, and convincing way.
And it is not only morally wrong: It is also economically illiterate
Ban on fracking and nuclear?
According to Green Party Equality Minister Roderic O’Gorman, there has been a “significant increase” in asylum claims in Ireland as the government plans to offer subsidised own-door accommodation to asylum seekers and alleged refugees. The remarks were made in the Dáil this week, with Minister O’Gorman saying that “there has been a significant increase in […]
Listen – whether you love or hate Green TD Joe O’Brien, there’s one thing you can’t take away from that man; he truly understands the gravity of the housing crisis and the problems in Direct Provision. Which makes it all the more confusing why he would oppose a social housing plan in his own neighbourhood. […]
You know, as a regular punter on the outside looking in, it can sometimes seem like the Irish government are as extreme on the issue of climate change as one could possibly be. This is, after all, the same government who spent years running around the country shutting down “pristine” power stations, without any immediate […]
In an effort to soften the unpopular impact of carbon taxes, the green political lobby have coined the terms “Climate Justice” and “a just transition”. Without explaining how this new money generated from all the opportunities of this “just transition” gets into the hands of ordinary people, the political class hint that a transition to […]
Mealy-mouth apology not enough
Slams call to deny farmers loans