Issues
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Digital Skills Academy: Talent for the digital workplace
Ireland needs to take maximum advantage of the growing opportunities in the digital technology sector, where 4,500 jobs were announced between…
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Made in Ireland
Europe remains Ireland’s majority market for exports but emerging economies are also growing in importance. The value of Irish goods…
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Terms and conditions back in focus
Social protection reforms remain under scrutiny by the troika, but the focus has shifted to agreement on debt relief in…
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The wealth of a nation
Peter Cheney analyses the long view in the Central Statistics Office’s national accounts figures. Mixed economic news emerged when preliminary…
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Simon Coveney
Agriculture Minister Simon Coveney discusses farm diversification, target export markets and climate change with Stephen Dineen. Ireland’s agri-food export growth…
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Griffith Barracks primary school
As Education Minister Ruaírí Quinn seeks to create a more pluralist primary sector, Meadhbh Monahan visits an inner-city Dublin multi-denominational…
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The future of small hospitals
Health reform continues, with the Minister instructing the HSE to form regional clusters of acute hospitals, with a view to…
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The new water authority
Bord Gáis has been chosen to operate Irish Water, but details outlining its future governance and operations are yet to…
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An update on Ireland’s EU-IMF commitments
Ireland is now half-way through its bailout programme. The EU and IMF remain happy with progress, but negotiations on debt…
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Boylesports’ John Boyle
Now is the time for the entrepreneurs of the future providing they remain positive, Managing Director of Boylesports John Boyle…
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