Kevin Cullinane: Ireland once planned boldly. At another crossroads, State must do so again
The State took roughly 20% of the national budget in the 1920s and spent it on the hydroelectric scheme in Ardnacrusha, Co Clare.
“A prosperous society is one which plans for the future, not one which lives only for today.”
There was a time when Ireland dared to dream big and, more importantly, to plan big. From the moment the fledgling State emerged from the shadow of empire, it understood that survival and success would depend not just on grit but on vision.
