Colm McCarthy

Conflict could permanently impact air traffic

A longer conflict would bring the diversification bets into aviation of the Gulf monarchies into question and Dubai is now the most vulnerable.

OPINION 11 March 2026

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

VIEWPOINTS 4 March 2026

Airport strategy could face a hard landing

Airport strategy could face a hard landing

VIEWPOINTS 25 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

Colm McCarthy: Ireland's place in a hardening Europe

VIEWPOINTS 18 February 2026

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

Colm McCarthy: Predictable consequences from planning permission decisions

VIEWPOINTS 11 February 2026

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Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

Colm McCarthy: building vanity stadiums is not where the focus should be

The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has a capital budget of €2.2bn per annum which should focus on playing facilities rather than vanity stadiums.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

Colm McCarthy: Uncertainty reigns

If NATO loses the United States, there will be intense scrutiny of the four, out of 27, EU members which espouse neutrality, avoiding high and rising military budgets.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

Colm McCarthy: economy is strong, but warning light flashes

Along with the Central Bank and the ESRI, the Fiscal Council has also been urging caution.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Colm McCarthy: farmers will be blamed for Mercosur protest

Saturday’s events in Athlone were reported in both print and broadcast media as a ‘farmer protest’.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s role in the global game of emissions reductions

Colm McCarthy: Ireland’s role in the global game of emissions reductions

The earth is a tiny planet in a small galaxy but it is blessed with no fewer than 200 hundred sovereign and independent governments which have failed dismally at the annual COP meetings.

OPINION 17 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

Colm McCarthy: it's time to make space for the buses

Athlone is about 100km from Dublin and any notion that population growth can be catered for by its expansion is pretty far out.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

Colm McCarthy: resourcing Ireland's water and electricity needs

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.

VIEWPOINTS 17 December 2025

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Advice for supporting gut health

Taking a preventative approach to scours and supplying calves with targeted health products during digestive disturbance are essential for sustained growth.

Advice for supporting gut health

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