Turning out the lights on Irish consumers

On Sept 1, a faceless EU directive finally pulled the switch on the old-fashioned incandescent light bulbs.

It could be worse. Too many Irish people have no electricity. They are truly the poorest of the “new poor”.

The website of the Commission for Energy Regulation contains some alarming data that should rouse our nation’s social conscience. The number of electricity disconnections throughout 2011 was 63% more than the number for the year 2007.