Where on earth have you been all my life? Fantastic beer from the Dew Drop Inn brewery. Ordering by the caseload. #craftbeer #IrishCraftBeer

Pints and politics this weekend. Strongly recommend this book by British journalist Ash Sarkar. Read it in a day, terrific political analysis.

The Infancy Gospel of Thomas as I learned from this book.

Jesus had killed two people by the age of five, and sold slaves, and his Mam cut off the hands of another woman in a really interesting way.

Fascinating story of the Christian gospels and teachings that got edited out and, in some ways, live on in Christian teaching. Great read.

Every time this pops up in my timeline I’m basically useless for half an hour.

“Enabling a faster planning system and expanding our grid are central to Ireland’s success in developing a strong wind sector and a clean industry for the future," Michael Lohan of IDA Ireland tells delegates to open the second day of #WEIConf.

Great presentation on how to protect and enhance foraging sites for hen harriers around wind farms from Stephen McGrath of ⁦FuturEnergy Ireland⁩ at #WEIconf.

Rewarding landowners to manage land to create habitats for one of Ireland’s most endangered creatures.

"No transition without transmission," @EirGrid's Liam Ryan tells #WEIConf25 as he urges everyone to help members of the public understand the critical need for grid infrastructure.

We need to prioritise #WindEnergy for Ireland's demand opportunities before we look at exports, Danny McCoy of IBEC tells #WEIConf25, while warning we need to see electricity prices fall.

Echoes Wind Energy Ireland's calls for investment in grid.

Visit Wind Energy Ireland's stand #30 at the #BTYSTE this morning! We're there to encourage the next generation to #workinwind.

Be anything you want, but be part of the solution.

It’s going to be a long, long, four years.

Never thought, as an old Warhammer fan, that the company would get a full page in the Sunday Times business section!

This isn’t completely accurate. While some have called for a full moratorium what is in place is a moratorium on new grid connections for data centres in the greater Dublin area.

And it was EirGrid, the TSO, not the Government which put it in place. More here.

publicpolicy.ie/papers/data-...

My Christmas Santa from mála has both traumatised my daughter and demonstrated again my complete lack of art/craft ability.

Accursed Tories!!

Oh, wait….

Great graphics in today's SEAI Energy in Ireland 2023 report.

Ireland's wind farms provided more energy in 2023 than all other renewables combined and 63.6% of ALL carbon emissions saved.

And lads, sure we're only getting going.

#WindEnergy #BuildWindFarms

Great column from Cliff Taylor in the paper this morning.

Fundamentals of grid, planning and infrastructure delivery not there to provide people with the clean, affordable, power they want.

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2024...

"Did you really just buy a new GAA club hoodie because there's a wind turbine in their crest?"

"For God's sake, they were also Kerry Senior Hurling Champions in 2023!"

Crotta O'Neill's 'til I die.