Public Affairs
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Political Platform Charlie McConalogue TD
First elected to Dáil Éireann in 2011, Fianna Fáil TD Charlie McConalogue represents Donegal North East. He studied economics, politics…
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Meet the media: Conal O’Boyle
Conal O’Boyle edits the Nationalist, a weekly newspaper based in Carlow and also covering County Laois. Here, he discusses the…
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Regenerating education
Focusing on digital literacy can empower Irish students and give them a better international edge, writes Martin Murphy. Across the…
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Overcoming the North/South impasse
Northern division and southern indifference explains slow progress on cross-border co-operation, Andy Pollak writes. However, all-island tourism and business links…
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Closing the inequality gap
Tom Healy, Director of the Nevin Economic Research Institute, reviews the big picture of economic inequality as described by Thomas…
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Reforming justice
Peter Cheney analyses the reform agenda set out for the Department of Justice and Equality after the Garda tapes scandal.…
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PAC powers questioned
eolas reports on how the Kerins case exposes the relative weakness of Oireachtas committees when summoning and questioning witnesses. The…
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Remembering Howth
Peter Cheney looks back over the rapid turn of events in 1914. In the spring and summer of 1914, Irish…
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Look north for prosperity
ICTU’s Macdara Doyle questions the value of low corporation tax and suggests the Nordic model as a better alternative. Change…
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Oireachtas round-up
As the Government reshuffled its front bench, health continued to dominate the political agenda and backbenchers also brought forward innovative…
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