How can we waste so much public money so quickly in so many ways? The MetroLink, planned since 2000 – more than a quarter of a century ago – has consumed €200 million of public money without starting any construction. How can it cost eight times more to build a Metro in Ireland than in Spain? But it’s not just Metros where public money is wasted. Despite Ireland spending far more on healthcare than the European average, young Irish nurses and doctors are leaving the country in huge numbers for better conditions elsewhere.

Source: The Irish Times April 11, 2026 06:30 UTC