80 trawlers from the country's 180-strong offshore fishing fleet could be eliminated if their owners agree to the Brexit Voluntary Decommissioning Scheme.

Minerals and resources
Shell in Mayo: a gas conspiracy
04/03/2025
The facts behind Shell's activities in Mayo and the jailing of five Irish citizens trying to prevent a dangerous gas pipeline being laid on their land.
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The Elimination of Ireland's Triple Lock
03/03/2025
"It's clear that if the triple lock is scrapped, the Irish Defence Forces will ramp up their involvement in EU military structures."
In July 1988, the Supreme Court ruled in favour of a farming family from Co. Tipperary, the Hanrahans, and against the American pharmaceutical giant Merck, Sharp and Dohme, who operated a bulk chemical factory beside the Hanrahans' farm. Justice Henchy's ruling found that Merck Sharpe and Dohme were liable to the Hanrahans on three counts: 1. for...
The Irish Times has, in keeping with its status as paper of record, confined Shell PR mainly to its letters page; a notable instance of this was a letter justifying the Nigerian dictatorship in its execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa and seven co-defendants, citing the baseless, trumped-up charges laid against them as evidence.