Irish Examiner view: Fuel ban price is worth paying

Saving 1,300 lives is a target worth achieving

Sitting in front of a blazing fire is an enduring image. But we must all adapt.

It’s an enduring image, the Irish open hearth, with its smoky coal or peat fire and one that is firmly lodged in our collective consciousness. But it is changing and that change needs to be done quickly.

The stricter measures on the burning of solid fuels in homes will no doubt cause a twinge of nostalgia for many of us who have liked to sit in front of a blaze. Virtuous comfort is an attractive proposition.