Public Affairs
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50 years of economic and social change
Ireland’s dynamic economic transformation can be tracked over its 50 years of EU membership, including the economic shift away from…
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Women ‘within the home’ referendum delayed
The Government has delayed the holding of a referendum which proposes removing the reference to a women’s place being “within…
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Oversight and accountability now key to climate action
Independent Report Card on Government progress must be complemented by robust parliamentary scrutiny, according to Friends of the Earth Chief…
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Centenary of republican hunger strikes
Cormac Moore, a historian-in-residence with Dublin City Council and a columnist with The Irish News, reflects on the centenary of…
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TRADE UNION DESK How we deliver the homes that people need
A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) crystallises the fundamental problem with current housing policy, writes Owen Reidy,…
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The North needs care and attention
The North’s political system is in trouble, write Alan Renwick, professor of democratic politics and, Conor J Kelly, research assistant,…
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New Dáil constituencies announced
Having concluded a consultation on the makeup of constituencies for the next Dáil, An Coimisiún Toghcháin has announced that there…
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Retrofitting homes: The frontline of climate action
Will this winter be like last winter? That is the question looming in the minds of policymakers as the summer…
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Energy priorities of the European Commission
Deputy Director-General of the European Commission’s Energy Directorate-General, Matthew Baldwin, reflects on “a year of unprecedented change” as Europe strives…
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Ireland to have extra MEP in next European Parliament
Following of the next European elections, scheduled for June 2024, Ireland is set gain an extra MEP in the next…
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