In the past few weeks we have seen both the threat, and then the deferral, of two taxes. Though very different in appearance, were either primarily designed to raise money?

UP to a quarter of Ireland’s energy could be provided by a new scheme pairing wind energy and the flooding of valleys with sea water, an Oireachtas Committee was told yesterday.

THE Taoiseach should take direct responsibility for reducing Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions to signify the importance of the issue, an Oireachtas committee has said.