Category Archives: Eire

Smashing the local suppliers

Posted on November 23, 2025 by martin

ExxonMobil is closing its Mossmoran chemical plant in Scotland. The reason is competition from ethylene exports from the US that are exempt from carbon tariffs. Yes, local production has to pay a tax that foreign sources do not. In much … Continue reading →

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The difference

Posted on March 5, 2025 by martin

I forget what motivated me to go and look it up, but a few days ago looked into a comparison of the British and Irish economy between shortly after arriving in 2014 and finally leaving in 2021. Below is the … Continue reading →

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Irish general election

Posted on December 4, 2024 by martin

This one crept up on me. Ireland did not need to hold a general election until the spring but the government opted to hold one last Friday. It was Gerry Hutch standing in Dublin Central making it into the British … Continue reading →

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