National Development Plan needs a Nation to Deliver it.

“Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer” The National Development Plan (NDP) for Ireland was renewed on the 5th of October to mixed response. Some of the less complimentary commentary called it a work of fiction, full of false promises and linked it to the 19th …

Energy Security is about trade…

Energy security – even the big guys worry about it! But what is energy security and how do you achieve it? Engineers Ireland Energy Environment and Climate Action Division recently had an event on this specific topic and it was stark. Our oil reserves are set at 90 days storage and managed by the National Oil Reserve Agency (NORA), our …

MAP, the Russian Navy, West Cork Fishermen and Irelands… greatest resource

The movie scripts are being penned and the film rights being discussed. The international TV crews are leaving and Irelands greatest export, Donie, from the neighbouring peninsula at Cahirsiveen is swapping Beara for NYC [1]. But the recent exploits of the fishermen of West Cork and their tackling of the Russian Navy exercises in the Irish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) …

Electrification – the magician of the transition.

How do you define magic? As we get older and more and more cynical, we become harder to impress. We see magicians at parties, and we think we have seen it all before. We fail to see the magic that a child can see. We become accustomed to the norm and accept the status quo. In many ways electricity suffers …