Reform
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Co-locating care
Health Minister Mary Harney promised 1,000 beds would be created through co-location, a scheme where private hospitals would be built…
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Downsizing the Dáil?
The pros and cons of reducing the number of TDs. As the state’s population has increased, so too has the…
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Change in court
The Irish legal system needs an intermediate appeal court in order to ease the burden on the Supreme Court and…
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A gentler route to recovery: David Begg
David Begg General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) spoke to Meadhbh Monahan about his view on…
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On top of the world
“Rankings can never capture the full contribution of this university. The standard line is they don’t matter – but they…
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After Lisbon: our place in Europe
Peter Cheney assesses the Lisbon Treaty’s final implications for Ireland in Europe. The anniversary of one celebrated uniting moment in…
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Strong local government
Amid the challenges of trying to implement the Dublin Waste Management Plan and the Poolbeg incinerator, dealing with the recent…
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Fundamental change: Pat McLoughlin
The Report of the Special Group on Public Service Numbers and Expenditure Programmes (An Bord Snip), recommended that fundamental changes…
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The price of the premium
Seamus McGuinness, economist with the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI), outlines their study on the differences between public and…
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An alternative: Peter McLoone
As debate intensifies over the future of public spending and services, Peter McLoone puts forward his views on reform, proposing…
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