Windbag leaders need to get energised

Scandalous failure to exploit natural resource

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SOMETIMES you look at how things are done in Ireland and you remember the old line: "If it was raining soup, he'd be out running around with a fork.

It will come as no surprise to learn that Irish households have the highest electricity bills in Europe - by a mile. The average Irish household pays around €350 more a year than the average across the EU.

Now, you might be thinking: "If only we were an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, with a huge coastline and constant wind, almost perfect conditions for renewable wind energy!"

Would it shock you to learn that Ireland is blessed with almost limitless potential for wind power?

There are studies that say that the south coast alone, from Waterford down to Cork, could be generating more power than all of France and Germany combined.