Colm McCarthy
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Colm McCarthy is a contributor to the Irish Farmers Journal.
It would be interesting to know if the Government has any plans to encourage the development of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal.
By Colm McCarthy on 01 November 2017
Public sensitivities about food may yet see the UK agreeing to European norms for the long-term, even if the UK struggles with other components of an EU trade agreement.
By Colm McCarthy on 25 October 2017
Politically it is quite unrealistic for the country exiting the club to expect the surviving members to change the rules of the game they play amongst themselves.
By Colm McCarthy on 18 October 2017
The allocation of the capital budget will tell a lot about the economic credentials of this Government.
By Colm McCarthy on 12 October 2017
There are ironies in the Bombardier dispute affecting Belfast workers at many levels, a chorus of kettles calling one another black.
By Colm McCarthy on 04 October 2017
Battery technology is the key to replacing demand for oil in the transportation sector.
By Colm McCarthy on 28 September 2017
There have been substantial advances in wind-power technology and capital costs have fallen sharply.
By Colm McCarthy on 20 September 2017
Those urging a relaxation of the mortgage lending caps have short memories.
By Colm McCarthy on 13 September 2017
Irish Rail is bearing the cost of running infrequent and often empty trains on these lines which clearly do not meet any great public need.
By Colm McCarthy on 06 September 2017
No nation has its own atmosphere and the problem of climate change is inescapably global.
By Colm McCarthy on 31 August 2017
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