Paul McNally was interviewed by the Irish Examiner journalist John Daly in relation to Sustainability Week 2020. The article was published online on the Examiner website on 20/5/2020 and in the Business section of the paper on Friday 22/5/2020.
See this link to read it for yourself https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/business/paul-mcnally-building-industry-gets-an-f-for-sustainability-1000702.html and perhaps buy the paper tomorrow to support good journalism!
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