Public Affairs
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Secretaries general: In profile
Each government department has a leader at civil service level known as the Secretary General. They are responsible for overseeing…
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Mol an óige: Jack Chambers TD
As one of the youngest deputies in the Dáil, with a Dublin base, a good rapport with his party’s membership,…
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Ernie O’Malley: His life according to Harry F Martin and Cormac KH O’Malley
Published in late 2021, Ernie O’Malley: A Life seeks to distil the life story of one of the most prominent…
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Proposal for further northern Oireachtas representation voted down
A recent proposal to grant standing invitee status to northern MPs and MLAs, allowing them to sit on Oireachtas committees…
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TRADE UNION DESK Priorities for Budget 2023
Real incomes and living standards will fall for most households in 2022, writes Tom McDonnell, Co-Director of the Nevin Economic…
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Meet the media: Flor MacCarthy
Flor MacCarthy is an award-winning author and journalist whose first book The Presidents Letters: An Unexpected History of Ireland was…
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Political Platform Josepha Madigan TD
First elected to represent Dublin Rathdown in Dáil Éireann in 2016, Fine Gael’s Josepha Madigan TD was re-elected in 2020,…
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Need for rapid emission reductions can no longer be ignored
The sectoral targets are the first step in government delivering a system-wide, transformational decline in polluting emissions, outlines Bríd Walsh,…
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The Protocol, the next British Prime Minister, and prospects for Irish unity
The next leader of the Conservative Party will be announced on 5 September 2022. That person, Liz Truss or Rishi…
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TRADE UNION DESK The State’s hands-off approach to childcare must end
All European welfare systems were originally built around the assumption that women are full-time caregivers in the home while men…
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