Tom Fitzpatrick

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Tom Fitzpatrick

The Government must accept that there is a “national crisis in Irish infrastructure”, according to a member of a taskforce charged with improving Ireland’s project delivery. ESRI chairman Sean O’Driscoll warned of “catastrophic consequences” facing Ireland’s water, energy, and transport networks if “radical and brave decisions are not taken to ensure projects get completed quicker”. He claimed public servants are more “scared” of the public accounts committee than of the economy declining.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Tom Fitzpatrick

Ireland is facing a ‚Äúnational emergency‚ÄĚ in infrastructure, Sean O‚ÄôDriscoll bluntly states, as he speaks to the from a private room on the grounds of University College Cork. In a wide-ranging discussion in which he claims public servants are ‚Äúmore afraid of the public accounts committee than they are of the economy declining‚ÄĚ he warns of crises mounting in our energy, water and transport sectors. Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner.

2 weeks ago | irishexaminer.com | Tom Fitzpatrick

My youngest daughter was three months old when I first heard the expression “rainbow baby”. My wife had recounted a conversation in which she was asked: “Is it hard work with number three?”She replied that happiness had been trumping tired eyes every morning. Baby three was precious and treasured. She was, after all, a rainbow baby. Men don’t grow up accustomed to these terms. Or at least this man didn’t.

2 months ago | irishexaminer.com | Tom Fitzpatrick

A decade ago Jeff Bezos was a man on a mission. Inordinately wealthy, he possessed many treasures, including Amazon and the . Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner.

Nov 8, 2024 | irishexaminer.com | Tom Fitzpatrick

Collins Dictionary’s word of 2024 is ‘brat’. As with many words, ‘brat’ has taken on new meaning. Forget the unruly child definition, here’s what Collins has to say: “Characterised by a confident, independent, and hedonistic attitude.”British singer Charli XCX is credited with commandeering ‘brat’ and Kamala Harris’ presidential election campaign got a big summer boost when she received the modern definition of a political endorsement: A celebrity’s tweet stating “kamala IS brat”.