Ireland’s nuclear debate generates a lot of hot air but no clean energy
There’s little serious analysis making the case for nuclear power in Ireland as part of energy and climate policy
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Renewed talk of nuclear power is a ‘distraction tactic’
Why are a number of centrist Irish politicians suddenly aligning their views on nuclear with the US and European far right?
Micheál Martin channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults
Micheál channels Jack Nicholson as he and Mary Lou trade agricultural insults over help to ease rising bills
The Irish Times view on nuclear power: a debate worth revisiting
Other countries are embracing nuclear due to developments in safety along with climate and energy security concerns
Why are we talking about building nuclear reactors?
Reactor construction was outlawed in 1999, but changing technology, and circumstances, have reopened the debate
Drone strikes Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant’s radiation control lab
International Atomic Energy Agency warns of safety risks and requests access to assess damage
Ireland is still too small for a nuclear power plant
Energy shock will drive focus on reducing reliance on oil and gas and the answer lies in further investment in renewables
An addiction once too profitable to treat is now too perilous to ignore
Stuart Mathieson: Energy lessons of 1973 and 1979 only half learned, just enough to improve efficiency at the margins
Ireland’s future energy needs must be met by renewables and nuclear
Critical effort must go into balancing both so we have a competitive, secure and affordable energy system
Fracked gas from the US another sign of our ‘pure hypocrisy’ on energy
We like to think of ourselves as a nuclear-free zone but we are currently building the multi-billion-euro Celtic connector to France to get access to its nuclear power
The €500m hole in Chernobyl’s roof: A race to repair damage from a Russian drone
Ukraine’s financially strapped government has taken the first steps to fix the hole made by the attack drone
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