It turns out that one of Ireland’s competitive advantages lies in our ability to get the shift. However, this is, rather tragically, changing. Let me explain why we should really be thinking about how quickly the Irish population is procreating. There’s a certain amount of cognitive dissonance associated with the topic of problematic underpopulation. I have a friend who has decided to forgo having children because she is worried that a) we’re living through a very dark period; how could you be OK with bringing a child into this world? And b) we should be reducing, not increasing, the people…

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