Public Affairs
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Oireachtas round-up
The Irish Water legislation and a range of socio-economic issues were major items on the Oireachtas agenda in December. Members…
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Reform Alliance calls for change
Lucinda Creighton’s political group is continuing to build its profile with a conference and potential moves towards party status. As…
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Dave O’Connell
Currently Group Editor of the Connacht Tribune, Dave O’Connell started on the paper in 1983 before working at several other…
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Phil Prendergast MEP
Labour’s Phil Prendergast was co-opted to represent Ireland South in 2011 after Alan Kelly’s election as TD. She was previously…
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Building on the positives
Ibec CEO Danny McCoy sets out his hopes for Ireland’s economic future. Higher capital spending and a focus on training…
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Reaching out can raise us up
Mike Feerick, Chairman and founder of charity Ireland Reaching Out, explains how tracing the descendants of emigrants and inviting them…
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Regional assembly
Dublin City councillor Andrew Montague argues that the design of the new Eastern/Midland regional assembly is flawed and should be…
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Public service and the future of television
RTÉ’s Head of Television, Glen Killane, talks to Owen McQuade about the prospects for public service television and how social…
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Reviewing the Constitution
Constitutional Convention Secretary Art O’Leary explains its rationale and its progress to date. Recommendations on six out of the eight…
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Oireachtas round-up
In its last month before the summer recess, the Oireachtas debated the future of the Seanad and emotive legislation on…
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