NONE of us, especially those who use the roads and byways outside our cities or towns, can be proud of the way we dispose of waste.

A SMALL step towards tomorrow’s world was made in Dublin yesterday when Ireland’s first electric vehicle (EV) charging stations — juice points — went live.

THIS weekend we’ll all indulge in an anachronism — we will change our clocks to suit the season.

IF EVER one of our more astute impresarios, Noel Pearson say, was to base a musical on the incredible rise and tragic collapse of the Celtic Tiger then Docklands The Musical would be as good a theme and title as any.

JUST as business scandals no longer provoke the kind of emotional response we might have once expected abuse scandals in the Catholic church, and the church’s response to them, no longer shock us.

It is understandable that the public should be exercised over the latest pay increases awarded to certain staff members of Anglo Irish Bank.

Upward of two million tourists visit Kerry every year, but the littering problems are getting worse, according to Kerry County Council. More people are engaged in indiscriminate dumping.

TAOISEACH Brian Cowen’s new Cabinet could be described in a number of ways, few of them positive, fewer still inspiring. If you’re still a Fianna Fáil true believer it represents an imaginative use of resources that will get the country back on its feet in double quick time. It represents decisiveness and addresses the big issues of the day directly.

WE’VE known for many years that dysfunctional planning procedures and practices were at the root of some of the many difficulties facing this county.

LISTS that aim to honour greatness are usually no more than a snapshot of the moment we live in.