Issues
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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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Housing action essential for economy: O’Sullivan
Mortgage arrears is “one of the most pressing economic and social challenges facing the Government and the nation,” Housing Minister…
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Collective bargaining call dismissed
IBEC has dismissed the need for new collective bargaining legislation, after union demands to make good on a Programme for…
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Potential impact on euro zone
G8 leaders met in Camp David for two days on 18-19 May amid a backdrop of continuing uncertainty about the…
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