Tag Archives: Enda Kenny

All easy options are now off the table

Posted on November 25, 2022 by John Gibbons

Irish political leaders have an unfortunate habit of showing up at international climate conferences and delivering eloquent, impassioned speeches that are clearly not meant to be taken in any way seriously. This time out Micheal Martin took the interesting tack … Continue reading →

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Never mind the bullocks, Enda isn’t cowed at COP

Posted on December 2, 2015 by John Gibbons

And so, to Paris. COP21 kicked off on Monday with each of the almost 200 world leaders chipping in their opening contributions. The feeling at the last mega-COP (in Copenhagen in December 2009) was that leaders only engaged at the … Continue reading →

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“Well, here’s another fine mess you’ve gotten us into!”

Posted on October 31, 2015 by John Gibbons

Coalition partners Fine Gael and Labour are fast becoming the Laurel and Hardy of environmental regulation, with chaotic, contradictory and just plain wrong statements emanating from the government parties as they attempt to talk their way out of their shambolic … Continue reading →

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