Issues
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Micheál Martin TD: The man who would be Taoiseach
Having successfully sidestepped the ignominy of being the first Fianna Fáil leader to not be Taoiseach — an unpalatable precedent…
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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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Momentum for change: Mary Lou McDonald TD
For many years, the Civil War parties successfully dammed Ireland’s reservoir of electoral politics. Periodically, the flood gates opened, and…
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Opposition: Home for now
More than any other policy area, housing dominated discourse during General Election 2020. As the new Government sets its course,…
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The ‘new build’ numbers game
For both the public and the media, meaningful metrics are needed so we can see how society is changing –…
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A new ‘greener’ government or a government of ‘silos’?
Climate action and environmental policy feature much in the Programme for Government. However, with three jostling parties making up the…
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Offshore Wind 2020 Online Conference
The Offshore Wind 2020 Online Conference, hosted by Energy Ireland and sponsored by SSE Renewables and A&L Goodbody, is due…
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A second wind: Consolidating Ireland’s wind resources
The publication of the Climate Action Plan injected fresh impetus into Ireland’s wind energy industry. In the context of a…
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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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Covid-19 response
The Fine Gael caretaker government’s response to the Covid-19 crisis outside the immediate world of healthcare has been dominated by…
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