Nine good reasons Irish people are having fewer children, or none
We’re continually told we’re facing a demographic crisis, but solving it is not as simple as lying back and thinking of Ireland
National Economic and Social Council
Can the ‘fog clear’ to deliver clean Irish offshore wind energy?
Planning reforms and other actions needed if Ireland is to successfully transition to a decarbonised power system
How communities across Ireland are taking control of their energy future
Sustainable energy communities are generating renewable electricity and bringing cost savings to households
Nuclear generators, hydrogen and battery storage are options we should explore to generate clean electricity
Wind and solar can’t be relied on to replace gas as a reliable source to power our electricity supply
Public ‘unsure what big switch to clean energy means and how to play their part’
Cost, complex grant processes and uncertainty are affecting move to green power, says advisory body
Consumers will foot bill for clean energy transition but still not clear how high bills will rise - report
Renters are one of the most at risk groups in terms of energy poverty, National Economic and Social Council finds
Costs holding back Ireland as a renewables exporter, Nesc warns
‘To lead in clean energy, we need to invest strategically, contain costs and work more closely with our neighbours’
Irish renewable energy policy gets a badly needed reality check
National Economic & Social Council charts a way through the energy minefield
Help to Buy is seen as free money but it just results in higher house prices and more tax
The scheme’s continued existence reflects the power of Ireland’s construction lobby and the political cynicism around housing
Ireland’s hopes of a net-zero economy are floating in the wind
Separate reports in the past week have poured scorn on talk of the State becoming the ‘Saudi Arabia of wind’ and challenge the narrative that a switch to clean energy will deliver cheaper energy prices to consumers
Urgent action needed to ‘clear fog’ and progress transition to clean energy
The Nesc findings would be used to inform ongoing work of Government to deliver the transition
What the Vatican’s synodal process can learn from Ireland’s National Economic and Social Council
NESC’s experience as institution and process might provide food for thought and reflection as the synodal journey continues
‘False narrative’ surrounding Green Party’s views on farming, says Eamon Ryan
Conference told farmers need assurances their livelihoods aren’t threatened and short-term payments won’t be eroded in future
Micheál Martin’s Shared Island: concrete cross-Border co-operation from an unlikely republican
€1bn ‘slush fund’ has overcome initial suspicions from unionism – but republicans think it falls short when it comes to aspirations for a united Ireland
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Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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