Irish Examiner view: We need bold action to address Ireland's infrastructure emergency

ESRI chairman and chairman of UCC’s governing authority Sean O’Driscoll. Picture: Dan Linehan
The comments of Economic and Social Research Institute chairman Sean O’Driscoll in a wide-ranging interview in the Irish Examiner have attracted plenty of attention, and with good reason.
Mr O’Driscoll observed that Ireland’s water, energy, and transport networks face “catastrophic consequences” if “radical and brave decisions are not taken to ensure projects get completed quicker”.