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Colm McCarthy is a contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal.
Colm McCarthy on 14 Aug 2019
Stranded assets at public expense
There was no coherent reason, aside from political expediency, for the construction of these three power stations.
Colm McCarthy on 07 Aug 2019
Brexit options on the table
The UK can accept the deal on the table, crash out with nothing or revoke the Article 50 resignation letter unilaterally.
Colm McCarthy on 31 Jul 2019
Airline woes amid Boeing 737 Max grounding
There could be several hundred new aircraft missing from next year’s short-haul fleet in Europe and airlines will be hoping for reduced capacity and less pressure on fares.
Colm McCarthy on 24 Jul 2019
Colm McCarthy: Boris Johnson - a jester's charter
That Johnson, demonstrably a chancer, should have been chosen as prime minister measures the depth of the UK’s political crisis.
Colm McCarthy on 17 Jul 2019
Three expensive Boris Johnson brainwaves
These three Boris brainwaves would between them cost perhaps £300bn or thereabouts.
Colm McCarthy on 10 Jul 2019
Climate change: longer-term thinking needed
The longer-term consequences of the adaptation to climate change could be more significant than either Brexit or Mercosur.
Colm McCarthy on 03 Jul 2019
Colm McCarthy - Mercosur: a need for perspective
The impact of a hard Brexit four months from now could be far more damaging.
Colm McCarthy on 26 Jun 2019
Colm McCarthy: no profit for anybody in Britain’s misfortune
The best outcome would be a reconsideration of the impossible project, through a second referendum if needs be.
Colm McCarthy on 12 Jun 2019
Colm McCarthy: the challenge for urban planners
Therefore, the key challenge for urban planners is to retrofit a more compact and less car-dependent pattern in cities.
Colm McCarthy on 05 Jun 2019
Colm McCarthy: counting the carbon footprint of the beautiful game
2022 FIFA World Cup: oil-rich Qatar is not a country, it is a family business.
Colm McCarthy on 29 May 2019
Colm McCarthy: the problem is Brexit itself
The problem is Brexit itself. The entire project was ill-conceived and incapable of delivery.
Colm McCarthy on 22 May 2019
European Parliament elections in the United Kingdom
Turnout will be high for the European Parliament elections in the United Kingdom according to the pollsters