Elaine Loughlin: Sinn Féin hints at plan for Irish energy independence

The acknowledgment that our energy supply needs to be independent, from a person most now see as a future Taoiseach, should not be downplayed

Elaine Loughlin On the Plinth

FORGET greenwashing, Sinn Féin is now taking a different approach to the climate agenda by wrapping the green flag around it.

Mary Lou McDonald’s party, it appears, has come up with an inventive and crafty plan to advance the republican cause of ending any reliance we have on our nearest neighbour and former overlord. Producing clean energy is of course a handy by-product of the proposal.