Does Ireland need nuclear power, with John Gibbons

The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast · May 8, 2026 · 39m

Last Monday Taoiseach Micheál Martin reopened the half century old debate about nuclear power, saying Ireland’s reliance on imported energy must come to an end. Speaking to the Irish Examiner’s Louise Burne in Armenia, the Taoiseach said “we should explore all avenues” to ensure energy sovereignty, including renewables and examining strides in technology around nuclear.The Fianna Fáil TD for Cork East, James O’Connor, has now drafted legislation that would legalise nuclear energy.But would it have any chance of passing a Dáil where so many TDs have objected to solar farms and windfarms in…