"Green" policies are destroying this country

We both know that's not how the world works. The media and ER have a responsibility to report it properly. If there is a segment on the news or current affairs programme you expect a certain level of factual discussion and wording. I shouldn't have to fact check every report or plan being discussed.

What transpires about the measures announced for the city centre don't amount to the banning of through traffic for private and commercial vehicles as was touted in the media this week.

Green MEP Ciaran Cuffe was talking about air travel lately. He said people should think twice about a shopping trip to New York or a stag in Prague. Are weekends in NY in fashion?

While i get his point, its a hard sell as a few days away somewhere sunny is the highlight of many peoples year. Inflation, rent/mortgage increases, bad weather, work stress etc wear people done and they need a light at the end of the tunnel.

And why should anyone waste their precious time reading the uninformed warbling of Victor Davis Hanson, a Trump fanatic and right wing loon?

Why would you deliberately be anti-green? That makes no sense whatever!

The climate effect of say a return flight to New York is the same if you are going for a few days shopping or going to represent Ireland at a series of meetings and engagements.

We can disagree about whether the minister representing Ireland could do the same job by appearing on a screen in NY but for many years now a personal appearance is considered Important.

All governments have continued the tradition and it's so embedded in our political system that even some of the opposition travel.

And if less Eamos flew then less planes would be flying and less emissions. No particular issue with political junkets but getting particularly tired of the hypocrisy of the influential telling the rest to shape up and save the world while they continue on as before

I cannot speak for Tenzor, but I somehow doubt anyone argues about the importance of visits to the USA & Canada for March 17, but Brazil ( who I’d say are eyeing up getting beef exports to the detriment of Ireland ) & Japan?

EDIT :This post is in response to Elperello’s post, but for some reason I couldn’t include the link.

what harm are they doing, don't we have full employment at the moment?

Plus the biggest housing and healthcare(to name only two of them) crisis in the last two decades at least, so yea let the pontificating Greens travel the world on their junkets

So, full employment is the answer? What about record number of homeless on the streets, crime, health. And while speaking of health, part of the government seeing over building the most expensive hospital on the planet with no definitive opening date. Way over budget & years behind targeted opening date. And You wonder what harm are they doing?

I rest my case.

Yea we get that the annual jolly around the world for Paddy's day (which all countries except the U.S couldn't give a fork about) is a yearly tradition, however those who claim to represent the Greens/Environment could take a stand and practice what they preach..

I've been living in a house with no proper fire for 17 years, and only once in that time has it been an issue because of a long power cut, albeit, less than 24hrs.

I have gas, and as you say, without power it won't fire and the pump or stats won't work so next to useless. But at least if push came to shove, I could light the gas hob and sit in the kitchen, vastly inefficient but at least I'd be warm.

But it is a concern for the future imo, putting all your energy in one basket. But thats what is being forced on us, most new builds are already like this. Heat pumps, underfloor heating etc are all goosed during a prolonged power cut.

On your second para, any politicians I've ever had knowledge of would bite your hand off to get on all expenses paid trip out of State. I'm not sure they see it as the sacrifice you are making it out to be. I could be wrong of course. And as you say even the opposition tag along which is a strong indicator that politicians of all hue are perma ready to take one for the team. Don't get too many issues where 100% cross party support is permanently on tap.

These things are not economic problems or anything to do with green policies though