Here we go again, Ireland at the bottom of a league, this time along with France when it comes to the amount of packaging waste per person in Europe. This is all despite the demise of the plastic bag, for which the government deserves credit – and gets it world-wide. Yet this is the government that’s pressing hard for an incinerator in the heart of Dublin. It’s all too depressing …Read more
Archive for March, 2007
Ireland in the Networked Readiness Index Rankings.
In the Middle Ages, the Vikings and their descendants the Normans were the top dogs in Europe when it came …Read more
No to Nuclear
Kudos where they are due: Ireland has joined with Norway, Iceland and Austria to campaign against the use of nuclear …Read more
Al Gore Testimony to Congress
Time really is running out. It’s well past time for political posturing. I look at young children and even teenagers …Read more
Waste and what it means
I received a flyer through my letterbox from an independent candidate for Dublin Central, Cieran Perry. His main plank is …Read more
A more “holistic” approach
Coastal conflicts such as that involving the Corrib gas project in north Mayo could be avoided if member states took …Read more