Irish Examiner view: The epitome of unsustainability

An analysis published by the New Economics Foundation describes Ireland as one of the leading culprits in over-fishing stocks in oceans already under threat

Ireland joins Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and Germany at the top of an over-fishing league table. File picture.

Feeding the world's ever-growing population demands methods so destructive it is necessary to frame industrialised food production in the most romantic terms possible. 

The over-generous application of the badge 'organic' is just one way we try to assuage doubts about our destructive behaviour.