ONLY three days left on iPlayer, but could Strangford Lough’s prototype turbine point the way towards some cheap energy for Northern Ireland? A lean, clean, energy machine? Regular, predictable power, and you could build ‘em in Harland & Wolff. Hopefully, the project won’t sink the way project director Alexander (son of Max) Mosley did.
Northern Ireland’s peace process has been promoted as an international success story. The Republic’s Department of Foreign Affairs has its Conflict Resolution Unit, which aims to disseminate the ‘lessons’ of the Northern Ireland peace process. And some of the prominent players in our peace process have travelled abroad to other troubled spots to share their [...] read our review »
More as a trailer than a review – as it’s out on Thursday– I draw attention to Fintan O’Toole’s latest polemic “Enough is Enough – how to build a new Republic“. Fintan has been promoting the book vigorously on this side of the water, on Radio 4’s Start the Week and here at greater length [...] read our review »
Great little review of Listening to Van Morrison by Griel Marcus… It’s a short book, not a biography or a career survey, but an attempt to follow those moments in Morrison’s music, as he’s made it from his first records with Them, from Belfast in 1965 to the present day, when something happens that breaks [...] read our review »
” cheap energy for Northern Ireland? A lean, clean, energy machine”
No
Great report, showing bags of energy, knowledge and commitment. “Strangford is the most observed stretch of water on the planet.” With luck, its beauty will be preserved as well as its utility carefully exploited.
In the fastnesses of the night, such as when the Metropolitan Police helicopter is enforcing civil order on the sleepless masses of Muswell Hill, I ponder just this issue.
I conceive of a bijou plot, with small cabin and statutory nine bean rows, adjacent to either or both:
Preferably in lush countryside, with
Oh, and a decent boozer within staggering distance.
Now, I deduce that’s got to be in the vicinity of somewhere like Portferry or Malin or Buncrana (yeah: I’ll brush up the 1960 Leaving Cert Irish). Not only would I have the panoramic view, but I’d couple it up to a state-of-the-art hydro-electric generator. NIE or ESB could be paying me!
Curiously, no Estate Agent has yet managed to locate the site. But any potential sightings are very welcome.
Malcolm Redfellow: But any potential sightings are very welcome.
Donaghadee, with tidal power from Copeland Sound. Ram Race too, if you get greedy.