Colm McCarthy

Colm McCarthy: resourcing Ireland's water and electricity needs

The ESB was accordingly designed from the beginning in 1927 as a State-wide monopoly company, initially to develop hydro resources starting with the Shannon scheme.

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Colm McCarthy: resourcing Ireland's water and electricity needs

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Colm McCarthy: metropolitan sprawl

Colm McCarthy: metropolitan sprawl

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Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

Colm McCarthy: predictions for future population growth

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Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

Colm McCarthy: interconnectors supplementing our energy needs

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Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

Colm McCarthy: public spending code needs teeth

VIEWPOINTS 19 November 2025

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Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Colm McCarthy: Problems of perception around agriculture

Statisticians are able to calculate the contributions of each of the twelve main groups (food, energy, restaurants and hotels, housing and the rest) to the overall change in the price index.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

Colm McCarthy: McGrath right to question big tech

The strong influence of Silicon Valley on the US administration is not new.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: looking at the economics of Atlantic wind

Colm McCarthy: looking at the economics of Atlantic wind

Onshore wind looks a better bet as does solar but local and national politicians seem fixated with the notion that the Atlantic is to be the Saudi Arabia of Wind.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: Restaurant VAT cut should give us all food for thought

Colm McCarthy: Restaurant VAT cut should give us all food for thought

Overall the budget is expansionary but the generosity has gone down badly.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: spending our way out of boom not bust

Colm McCarthy: spending our way out of boom not bust

Since Ireland has no independent currency, it can have no exchange-rate policy.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

Colm McCarthy: rosy revenue projections may trap Sir Keir Starmer

The rate of economic growth is not a policy instrument at the command of governments.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

Colm McCarthy: Fuelling the cloud

Colm McCarthy: Fuelling the cloud

Data centres must be mainly an export business – purely domestic demand cannot credibly exceed the European norm.

VIEWPOINTS 1 October 2025

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FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

Precision agriculture market leader FJDynamics has joined forces with local farming firms Fossland Services (Ireland) and Stuart Dubois AgriSystems (Northern Ireland).

FJDynamics expands into Irish market with auto-steering systems

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