Colm
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Colm McCarthy is a contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal.
Colm McCarthy on 18 May 2022
Colm McCarthy: stronger oversight needed when spending public money
Unless you believe that public capital resources are unlimited, overshoots on big projects mean cutbacks and postponements elsewhere.
Colm McCarthy on 11 May 2022
Colm McCarthy: accurate capital cost estimates key to successful development
One of the motors of economic development is efficient investment in infrastructure by the State.
Colm McCarthy on 04 May 2022
Colm McCarthy - CSO's annual report on fossil fuel subsidies
Only diesel for road vehicles should face the user charge to cover the road costs, which it does.
Colm McCarthy on 27 Apr 2022
Colm McCarthy: prioritising demands on gas supply
Any heavy industrial user of gas, but also of electricity, should be assessed on the basis of their backward linkages into the Irish economy through the purchase of inputs in Ireland.
Colm McCarthy on 21 Apr 2022
Colm McCarthy: importance of energy security
Rather than the constant demand for extra public spending in rural Ireland, why not accept that better control on public spending is overdue.
Colm McCarthy on 13 Apr 2022
Colm McCarthy: World Bank economic forecasts
How long the conflict lasts will depend on the resolve of the Russian Federation and the World Bank expects that its economic activity will collapse.
Colm McCarthy on 05 Apr 2022
Colm McCarthy: interconnection projects can no longer be neglected
Offshore wind is the political favourite (there are no offshore Dáil constituencies) but onshore is the cheaper option.
Colm McCarthy on 30 Mar 2022
Colm McCarthy: no place to land liquid natural gas in Ireland
Brexit has a tendency to keep creating fresh headaches in unexpected areas.
Colm McCarthy on 23 Mar 2022
Colm McCarthy: the easy money period is coming to an end in Europe
The low cost of Government borrowing in Ireland in recent years reflects ECB policy and it should not be taken for granted.
Colm McCarthy on 15 Mar 2022
Colm McCarthy - no painless solutions to climate action
One of the attractions of offshore wind, to some of its advocates, is that there are no neighbours out in the ocean.
Colm McCarthy on 09 Mar 2022
Colm McCarthy: volatile oil and gas prices inevitable during conflict
Shipping gas through pipelines over long distances has high capital costs and uses up lots of gas to power compression stations along the way.
Colm McCarthy on 02 Mar 2022
Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s national debt escalating
If you start off with a weak balance sheet, your ability to withstand a run of bad luck is diminished.