Mark Keenan

Rezoned land with nothing going on shows that the ‘Bill and Ben' of Irish homebuilding can't do everything

Every time a hurricane makes landfall, a wildfire burns, or torrential rain causes flooding, the headlines follow a familiar script. We are told that climate change made the event “twice as likely,” “35 times more likely,” or “virtually impossible without human influence.” These figures are repeated by politicians, journalists, and activists as though they were […]

Melfort on Dublin's Shrewsbury Road was once inhabited by the accomplished Starkie family

High home values have made boomers richer at the expense of their adult children Imagine for a moment that Irish house prices fall hard over a period of time.

As Europe and much of North America endured record heat, headlines quickly appeared claiming that the heat wave was "virtually impossible" without human-caused climate change. Really?

Written by Mark Keenan on July 9, 2026 . Posted in Current News

The 16,000 sq ft Wicklow mansion with home cinema and ballroom has the equivalent of 16 average family homes inside its walls

The Government's move to relax rural ribbon development is a no-brainer for more homes, but will make a new cross that all taxpayers will carry

When politicians announce new climate targets, most people assume these policies emerge through the normal democratic process. Governments consult experts, scientists publish research, legislators debate proposals, and elected representatives ultimately decide the direction of public policy. Across the world, an extensive network of charitable foundations, non-governmental organisations, think tanks and advocacy groups works to influence […]

President Trump's efforts to dismantle parts of the Biden administration's climate-policy framework have exposed just how much money and institutional power had become attached to it.