Last November, the Irish Academy of Engineering, a well respected and expert technical observation group, published an important document, Rebalancing Ireland’s Energy Policy. The report should be essential reading for every Irish elected politician, Irish governmental department and agency and Irish news editor and environmental correspondent or commentator. Heady rhetoric about Ireland becoming the Saudi Arabia of offshore wind energy production has simply stalled. There has been almost complete failure to advance construction of port facilities to support offshore energy projects. In relation to on-land wind energy guidelines published back in 2006, a review commenced in 2013 which is still ongoing.

Source: The Irish Times February 04, 2026 15:02 UTC