RE: FWIW...IRELAND...PART TWO18 Mar 2021 10:22
I was thinking about Eire's fossil fuel conundrum this morning and I honestly think that they are going to leave until the very last minute when crisis is upon them. I have a deep fondness for the southern Irish as a rule, but anyone with Irish friends or colleagues may notice they don't move quickly as a rule.
Numerous occasions I've heard them squealing about Ryanair or BA quadrupling the price of flights to Dublin for Christmas or Easter. Guess what? Next year, same thing despite having had twelve months to sort out a cheap flight in advance.
Now here's a thought, only 50,000 brave members of the millions of Irish diaspora ignored their government's orders to return home at Christmas.
This year, there will no doubt be millions as they are being told to stay away this Easter as well. Suppose Eire is still three power stations down (one being repaired at a snail's pace, the two peat burning ones for eco reasons) Best hope with this huge influx or ex-pats there isn't another cold snap as the time, it could be an a red alert rather than amber.