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Peadar Tóibín: “Ireland is an excessively expensive country for energy, this remains the key and so far unresolved issue which led to…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2026
Ireland is an excessively expensive country for energy, this remains the key and so far unresolved issue which led to April's protests.
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Peadar Tóibín
Aontú
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Comment on energy costs and protests.

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