It’s a depressing trend that has only been going one way — up. Supposed to open in 2009, the site has soaked up some €50m to develop and has never seen a single bag of rubbish deposited. However, as revealed in today’s Irish Examiner, the council paid some €1.9m in bank loan repayments and a further €400,000 on security in 2024 alone. There are many other services that could be funded by this money, and even the mere recouping of taxpayers’ money would be seen as a successful outcome. If imposed, the proposed new European plan could impact nearly half of Russia’s oil exports, about 3.5m barrels a day.

Source: Irish Examiner February 09, 2026 01:10 UTC