Public Affairs
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Polluter pays: fairness and conservation
The polluter pays principle must be applied in Ireland while protecting the most vulnerable, according to Professor Frank Convery. The…
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Frank McGuinness
Frank McGuinness, famous Donegal playwright and Professor of Creative Writing at University College Dublin, takes time out from preparing lectures…
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A fresh look at democracy: Sean Ardagh
The Joint Committee on the Constitution is undertaking a review of the process of electing members to the Dáil, which…
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Coping with population change
ESRI research professor Richard Layte analyses how the increasing proportion of over 65s in the population, the higher life expectancy,…
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Regulating reproduction
Legislation for the “complex, profound and divisive” world of assisted human reproduction will be initiated in 2010. Since 1999, when…
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The state of our health
Bad habits must be tackled in order to improve the health and well-being of the Irish population. Obesity and diabetes…
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A fair deal?
Following the launch of the Government scheme that will see the state paying the bulk of nursing home fees, there…
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The health divide: Sara Burke
Journalist Sara Burke asks why, after eight years of reform, the Irish health care system is “divisive, unfair and badly…
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Live and let live: Ivan Yates
A former successful Fine Gael front-bencher, Ivan Yates left politics to run a chain of bookies. He spoke to Meadhbh…
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