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One of the most fundamental rules of economics, and one which is intuitively obvious to most people with even a modicum of common sense, is the law of supply and demand. If lots of people want a resource or product, and there’s not a lot of it around, the price will naturally go up as […]
It’s no secret that Ireland, like many countries, is experiencing a serious cost of living crisis, fueled by inflation and a European energy crunch. Average families are facing a projected €1,300 increase in energy costs this year alone, and according to the CSO, inflation in Ireland rose 3.7% last year – the sharpest rise since […]
The owners a family-run Cork hotel has expressed their frustration at a decision by An Bórd Pleanála to approve a wind farm which will allegedly overshadow a scenic valley and major tourist attraction. The complaints were made by the management of the Gougane Barra Hotel on Twitter this week. “Life in the unspoilt natural valley […]
Mattie McGrath TD has accused the government of being “dangled on a string” by the Greens, ripping Green TD Brian Leddin for his comments on the increased fertiliser prices. The comments were made in the Dáil this week, as fertiliser prices soar across Ireland and put strain on farming businesses. Mattie McGrath attacks the supposedly […]
“Wokeness basically wants to make comedy illegal,” Elon Musk said earlier this week. Musk – a South African entrepreneur who is currently the world’s richest man – made the remarks during an interview with the conservative satirical news website, Babylon Bee, calling wokeness a kind of “mind virus” that is “destructive.” https://twitter.com/disclosetv/status/1473475401691377667 “Generally, I think […]
A TD has said that Ireland could not solve the issue of climate change or substantially reduce global carbon emissions, “even if we went back to the Stone Age.” The remarks were made earlier this week by Independent Cork South-West TD Michael Collins. FOOD IS NOT A LUXURY “Agriculture should not be carrying a levy […]
Michael Healy-Rae TD has accused Climate Minister Eamon Ryan of living in “Never-Never Land” like Michael Jackson, adding that he would like to welcome the Minister to “the real world” as regards the rising cost of living. The remarks were made yesterday in the Dáil during Leaders’ Questions. “I have always said and I am […]
Activists and TDs have welcomed the recommendation that peat harvesting in Ireland be resumed in 2022, after a public outcry greeted the sudden closure of Irish operations and the subsequent importation of both peat moss and peat briquettes into the country. The Irish Independent reported this morning that “the Government’s working group is expected to […]
Boris Johnson has declared that global warming is a more serious threat than Covid, and says it proves that we have to “listen to the scientists” and employ “urgent government action.” The comments were made at the Global Investment Summit at the Science Museum in London yesterday, where the British Prime Minister urged wealthy attendees […]
If the scientists are right, and if the disaster they confidently predict is to be forestalled, then the action will have to come from big countries. And in the United States, the action is…. not forthcoming:
Governments love to talk up renewable energy, describing it as green and low-carbon and the way of the future. They pump huge amounts of funding into it, and, in this country, are shutting down peat production and promising to leave carbon fuels like oil and gas in the ground, because they claim energy from wind […]
Independent TD for Laois Offaly Carol Nolan has said there is widespread shock and anger at the sudden announcement by Bord Na Móna that it will permanently cease all peat harvesting and production. She said that the decision made “no sense .. given that solid fuels are now being imported into this country.” She said […]
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