Issues
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Domestic demand is back: ESRI
An optimistic assessment from the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) has stated that Ireland’s economy has “turned the corner”…
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Decreases in crime welcomed
Crime in Ireland fell by 7.1 per cent over the course of 2013, statistics released by the Central Statistics Office…
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Tax revenue up but below targets
The State’s tax receipts rose between 2012 and 2013 but were below targets set by the Department of Finance. This…
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Single agency for child protection
The Child and Family Agency has been established following the approval of legislation by the Oireachtas. The agency, which is…
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Ireland’s way ahead An Tánaiste · Eamon Gilmore TD
The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade answers eolas’ questions on our place in the world after the bail-out and…
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The value of social enterprise
Seamus Clancy, Director of Rehab Enterprises, highlights the significant social and economic benefits of developing social enterprises in Ireland, the…
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Community acceptance and the future of wind energy
Governments and developers have neglected the views of communities in the drive to increase onshore wind power, Professor Geraint Ellis…
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Improving services through IT
Frank O’Dea, Partner and Head of EY’s Performance Improvement Services, looks at how governments can use information technology as a…
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Small countries: delivery in times of austerity
Michael McKernan examines the four approaches to reform taken by six of Ireland’s closest counterparts within the OECD’s membership. A…
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Enhancing accountability
Robert Watt, Secretary General of the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, sets out how a framework for the Civil…
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