Public Affairs
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Jonathan Drennan: Promoting Australia’s indigenous game
Conspicuously, over recent decades, Aussie rules football has lured its fair share of Ireland’s GAA talent ‘down under’. However, ‘the…
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New European Commission President
After prolonged negotiations, the European Commission has its first ever female president. Ursula von der Leyen, of Germany’s Christian Democratic…
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New Parliament delivers boon for Greens, sceptics and Europhiles alike
Elections for the European Parliament held across the European Union’s 28 member states delivered further evidence of a “Green wave”…
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“It’s great when you can surprise people and even surprise yourself”
Fresh from her victory in the Midlands North West constituency, where she won a second seat for Fine Gael, new…
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Public Service Card: Data protection breach
The future of the Public Services Card is in doubt after the Data Protection Commissioner ruled that there was no…
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The implications of the Kerins case
The public where perplexed when former Football Association of Ireland CEO John Delaney was questioned by an Oireachtas committee but…
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Local and European elections continue Sinn Féin slump
The local government and European elections of May continued a slide that began for Sinn Féin with the 2018 presidential…
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Bill explainer: National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill
Better known as the Sinn Féin Tips Bill, the National Minimum Wage (Protection of Employee Tips) Bill seeks to make…
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The green wave of Achill
The so-called “green wave” of the local and European elections was strange in that one of its most recognisable faces…
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Voting rights referendum could more than double electorate
A planned referendum on the 39th Amendment to the Irish Constitution to enable citizens living outside of the State to…
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