Book review: Greed and duplicity pollutes our politics and environment

The Irish farm and food lobby enjoys an incredible, anti-democratic influence, that has had a disastrous and escalating impact on our countryside, our waterways, and our mountains
Book review: Greed and duplicity pollutes our politics and environment

Author John Gibbons questions the influence of industrial lobbies in Ireland when it comes to environmental policy.

Fri, 19 Sep, 2025 - 15:00
Jack Power

  • The Lie of The Land: A Game Plan for Ireland in the Climate Crisis 
  • John Gibbons 
  • Penguin/Sandycove, €22.99 

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