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Colm McCarthy

Colm McCarthy

Economist
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Colm McCarthy is a contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal.

Colm McCarthy: shuffling civil servants around is not a policy

The Public Spending Code has subsequently been abandoned for all practical purposes and there is no system of oversight for large capital projects.

VIEWPOINTS 20 May 2026
Colm McCarthy: shuffling civil servants around is not a policy
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Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

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Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus

Colm McCarthy: a superior policy is to limit urban sprawl and take the bus
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