FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 57 - Caught on Camera

Republicans in the US ‘battery belt’ embrace Biden’s climate spending

Southern states led by Republicans did not vote for climate spending, but now embrace clean energy dollars like never before

The Guardian - US · Feb 22, 2023

In brief: Tomorrow Perhaps the Future; Queen K; Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber – review

A fascinating study of the women who chronicled the Spanish civil war; a superb skewering of the idle rich; and the story of the debutante turned IRA activist

The Guardian - UK · Feb 19, 2023

'The Monk met IRA men out of fear for his family' - Shane Rowan on secret meetings after Regency attack

In the second part of our exclusive interview with Shane Rowan he reveals he helped facilitate the 'introductory' meeting with republicans – and that Gerry 'The Monk' Hutch was desperate to end the feud.

Irish Mirror · Feb 15, 2023

Omagh bomb inquiry to be raised by minister with Irish counterparts

Dublin’s record on dealing with the legacy of the Troubles is ‘at best patchy and at worst non-existent’, Parliament is told

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2023

How fresh tax credits, rebates can launch eco home updates

The Inflation Reduction Act includes tax credits and rebates for homeowners who make energy-saving updates to their homes

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2023

JP Morgan: Clean energy is a massive investment opportunity. We’re on track to finance $1 trillion for green by 2030

There's enough momentum to reinvigorate domestic manufacturing, create good jobs, and cut energy costs–while making progress on the climate challenge.

Fortune · Feb 7, 2023

French, German ministers in Washington to defend EU economies

The French and German economy ministers, Bruno Le Maire and Robert Habeck, kick off high-stakes talks with US officials Tuesday to underscore European concerns over President Joe Biden's ambitious climate action plan.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 7, 2023

Germany's Habeck: Could reach deal with U.S. over IRA in critical minerals

German Economy Minister Robert Habeck on Monday said there was a chance that de facto free-trade status could be reached between Europe and the United States in the area of critical minerals under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).

Reuters · Feb 6, 2023

Belfast students confronted by man in their flat who claimed to be in the IRA, court told

Judge says "intensive intervention is needed if there is to be any prospect of rehabilitating this defendant"

Belfast Live · Feb 6, 2023

Blair’s failures over the Omagh bombing have become outright hostility to the truth under the Conservatives

A new inquiry into the 1998 massacre may help the bereaved. But Rishi Sunak’s government wants to be rid of the legal mechanism that allowed it , says Irish Times journalist Fintan O’Toole

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2023