Councillors in rural Ireland have said the practice of removing chimneys from houses should cease, particularly in the light of the electricity outages, a statement that has been echoed by Independent TD Danny Healy Rae.  

Should we backtrack on getting rid of the chimney considering recent events? Speaking to Newstalk Breakfast John Sodeau, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at University College Cork and Michael McNamara, Independent MEP for Ireland South.