Public Affairs
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TRADE UNION DESK: Has the long weekend had its day? Irish public holiday questions answered
Are public holidays outdated, or do we get too few? Do you lose out if they fall on days that…
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Political Platform: Thomas Gould TD
A GAA coach and passionate orator, Sinn Féin’s Thomas Gould TD tells eolas Magazine about his pride in being the…
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Senator Frances Black: Enacting Occupied Territories Bill is the right thing to do
I have been advocating for the Occupied Territories Bill since 2018 because I believe it is the right thing to…
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Kathleen Funchion MEP: A voice for the North of Ireland in Brussels
In June 2016, the majority of people in England and Wales voted to take the ‘United Kingdom’ out of the…
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Implementing a circular economy: An EU perspective
Speaking in October 2024 at Environment Ireland, Circular Economy Director for the European Commission’s DG Environment, Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea, said that…
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General election 2024: the numbers
the numbers First-time TDs A total of 63 TDs are entering the Dáil for the first time. This was partially…
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Press freedom under threat in the North
Questions need to be answered around PSNI misuse of secret surveillance powers and the practices need to be brought to…
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2024: The year of political revolt
The 2024 ‘year of elections’ has drawn to a close, and throughout almost every developed country in which elections took…
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New Seanad to be elected in January 2025
Elections to Seanad Éireann are to take place at the end of January 2025. Seanad Éireann is made up of…
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Looming tariffs could expose Ireland’s reliance on tax receipts
President-elect Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House on 20 January 2025 will put Ireland’s public finances at significant…
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