Analysis
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EU coalitions and cleavages
The geopolitical disruption heralded firstly by Brexit and secondly by Covid-19 has altered the power dynamics within the EU. Brigid…
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Fair Deal scheme requires urgent reform
The Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s (C&AG) long-awaited examination of the Fair Deal scheme highlights that it requires…
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Transport infrastructure and Covid-19: Never waste a crisis
The Covid-19 pandemic and associated economic crisis offers an opportunity to approach things differently in Ireland and this includes transport…
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A new ‘greener’ government or a government of ‘silos’?
Research finds Ireland can improvise well in a major crisis, but its ‘silo mentality’ is a barrier to long-term environmental…
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Government formation: An interminable road
Over 120 days since General Election 2020, formal government formation talks are well progressed and appear to be gathering pace.…
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State of health
In recent years, the oft-quoted ‘Angola’ quip attributed to former Taoiseach Brian Cowan in reference to the health portfolio has…
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Does Ireland require caretaker conventions?
Four months have passed since the General Election on 8 February 2020. Yet, the outgoing government has retained a powerful…
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The Special Criminal Court: Beyond critique?
Not for the first time, the continued existence of Special Criminal Court (SCC) emerged as an element of election discourse.…
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