Could Ireland’s economy be on the up? Barryroe oil could mean beginning of Irish oil industries

We`d need to be carefull. we could end up the fifty first state of the USA if Britian doesn`t spin some yarn to invade the 26 first. lol

If the companies keep their standard policy Ireland will be lucky to get 2%.

Murph again - you hated to leave... I hear you. After my first ramble around Ireland I told people here it was miserable. They'd look dismayed, and I'd add that every minute there I was riled with angst about whether I should be spending that particular minute/hour/day a different way. So many fabulous options, always so little time. And the sand grains draining by the millisecond. Arrgh. Travelling solo with a car and a map and maybe too much planning always leaves me saying thank you; I'll have another, please...

Murph46: welcome back again. Will look forward to your tossing in bits about your experiences in future posts. Re sensing optimism, seems to me you likely are an optimistic person and sought out persons you felt copacetic with, to murder the vernacular just a bit...

great opportunity for citizens to reject economy vs. environment hoax and DEMAND responsible state of the art development with no featherbedding and no crony capitalism... Tall order, sure. payoff? SERIOUS.

Welcome back Murph46! You were conspicuous by your absence. Glad to hear you had a positive experience of your trip to the Islands of Ireland and Great Britain. Yes, despite the economic doldrums most of us have found ourselves in due to no fault of our own, you're right about an air (heir?) of optomism. Come back again soon!

Got Potatoes ?

Just returned from a 30 bday trip through Britain-NI and Ireland ,seems to me that their is an air of optiimism in the Isles!Had a ball ,hated to leave.