Issues
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Garda ‘must win back trust’
“Public trust has to be won and won again,” Acting Garda Commissioner Noirín O’Sullivan has stated in her first keynote…
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Diaspora connections explored
Closer links between Ireland and its diaspora are being considered by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Seventy million…
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Leaving cert reforms set out
The number of grades for the leaving certificate is likely to be cut from 14 to eight, under plans being…
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Insurance intervention
EU Commissioner Michel Barnier is investigating the Setanta Insurance case after lobbying by Fianna Fáil. The party now wants a…
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New steps for old neighbours
Four days of ceremony, culture and historic moments consolidated the new relationship between Britain and Ireland. Peter Cheney sums up…
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A realist transport policy
Minister for Transport Leo Varadkar set out his priorities for the sector in his address to Transport Ireland, including reducing…
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Risks to the State
The Government has earmarked future crises which could damage Ireland’s interests. eolas reviews its findings. Debt, climate change and disrupted…
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Ibec’s infrastructure ambitions
Michael McKernan reviews the business group’s proposals on boosting capital projects in order to meet a growing economy’s needs. Between…
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The next phase
Brendan Howlin has set out his ambitions for the next steps in Public Service reform with a stronger emphasis on…
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Structural challenges remain despite recovery
Michael McKernan compares the official and ESRI economic projections and highlights the hidden (and still considerable) problem of sovereign debt.…
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