Public Affairs
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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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Leo Varadkar’s climate choice: Vandal or Vanguard
Less than two years ago, the Climate Change Performance Index ranked Ireland bottom of the EU league table, and Taoiseach…
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The invisible in-between: An Englishman’s search for the Irish Border
Photographer Tristan Poyser spent two years travelling and photographing the border in a time of uncertainty following the invocation of…
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Place-making in the public realm: Eilis O’Connell
Central to the North West is its world-renowned scenery, and the community of artists who have drawn inspiration from it.…
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Social economy in the EU
Following its recognition within EU industrial policy, Ulla Engelmann, Head of Advanced Technologies, Clusters and Social Economy Unit, DG GROW,…
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Ireland has Europe’s lowest social protection spending
Government expenditure on social protection as a percentage of GDP is lowest in Ireland compared to all other EU member…
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