The recent fervour over investment funds and Irish property crops up every once in a while. A longstanding practice that leaves us righteously indignant. Why, when there is such a shortage of accommodation, do we allow for SOMEONE ELSE to buy houses in Ireland? …

“Trickle-Down is a Myth” is a Myth Anybody, when they think about it, can see that trickle-down economics works. Let’s take a deliberately unpalatable example. Some random billionaire has accumulated, through inheritance or otherwise, enough money to purchase a large yacht. Say they are quoted 100million dollars by the shipbuilders. …

Ireland is currently experiencing the worst inflation in 40 years. Current geopolitical happenings are touted as the cause of rising costs in energy, food, housing etc. All basic necessities for living. The definition of inflation as a rise in prices is incorrect. Inflation means an increase in the supply of…

“There is no such uncertainty as a sure thing” — Robert Burns You must have heard plenty of talk about bitcoin, maybe you’re heavily invested, or maybe you’re sick of the chat. …

There is more or less scientific consensus, the climate is changing and the world is getting warmer. I want to talk about what climate change is, what it isn’t, and why it should be largely ignored. Firstly, what does ‘climate change’ mean? It means the average temperature of the globe…

The inhabitants of Ireland, human or otherwise, have a problem; the use of nuclear power to produce electricity on this island is currently against the law. This policy has had deleterious effects on all of us. Some quick facts to begin with: France, a country of 65 million people, with…

This week the Irish Government has signed into law the Climate Action Bill. The legislation states that Ireland must halve its total carbon emissions by the year 2030, and achieves net zero carbon emissions by 2050. The aim of the bill is to make Ireland a “climate neutral” economy. According…

Ireland has one of the lowest percentages of forest cover in Europe, with less than a third of the EU average for woodland. Of this paltry figure, over 50 percent is the rightly maligned Sitka Spruce, a non-native conifer, popular for use in MDF and WWII aircraft. Anyone who has…