‘Staggering’ Irish slump pushes Eurozone economy into reverse
Immigrants make higher fiscal contribution than Irish-born, ESRI study finds
Today, I'll brief the Joint Committee on Artificial Intelligence on a new working paper which quantifies the potential energy and emissions from data centres into the future under the new Large Energy User Connection Policy, should 5.8 GW of new capacity (estimated through a market survey) emerge.
Rusal, the company that owns the Co Limerick industrial plant Aughinish Alumina, continues to be controlled by sanctioned Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, according to a confidential report by Swedish tax authorities.
www.irishtimes.com/ireland/2026...
Interesting piece by Megan Specia on Ireland's defence, shadow fleets, spy ships, and spending.
Great imagery from Paulo Nunes Dos Santos as usual.
Economists say Ireland’s GDP ‘impossible’ to predict because of cross-border flows from multinationals
If you're heading to Beyond the Pale this weekend, I'm doing a bunch of stuff:
- Friday: Grianstad: the Trip (8.30pm)
- Saturday: Sliver Salon (3.30pm)
- Sunday: Seán Ronayne's birdwatching walk (11am) and Untold Sounds talk (1pm)
Weather forecast is looking good, and the lineup is excellent.
Always nice to read and hear about the impact my dad had (and continues to have!) as an English teacher.
Some lovely words from Fiachna Ó Braonáin here.
The Irish Times
The Irish Times
Oligarch Oleg Deripaska is under EU sanctions over his role in supporting the invasion of Ukraine
If you're in Dublin, I highly recommend seeing THISISPOPBABY's 0800 Cupid by Emer Dineen at Project Arts Centre.
It's funny and moving and brilliant. Runs until June 13th.
Why does the Irish government insist on telling a uniquely positive story about the scale and impact of data centre development?
I wrote about how Irish exceptionalism underpins this attitude, while common sense tells us something different.
Caribou, Soulwax, Father John Misty headline Beyond the Pale In Glendalough, just 30 mins from Dublin, Ireland this June.
Data centre electricity demand could exceed power usage of entire country
You simply cannot attribute that many jobs to data centres, no more than you can attribute every job in Ireland people commute to by car to the existence of traffic lights
You're going to get so sick of me soon. I'M sick of me. Here's an essay I did for the Guardian about being the hip young gunslinger of Irish literature:
www.theguardian.com/books/2026/j...
There are some advantages to being an older debutant, including knowing what it’s like to fail and not having your new novel overshadowed by early literary promise
