Europe and Brexit
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The route to bailout
As Ireland accepts international support, Eamon Quinn analyses how we got here. Bailout as a word has its uses to…
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Stringent budget to please Brussels
Eamon Quinn analyses government reasoning for the harsh Budget. Most years the back-page documentation from the Department of Finance gives…
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Back to Lisbon again
As the decisive day approaches, Peter Cheney reviews Lisbon’s current status and weighs up its chances of success or failure…
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The case for
Brigid Laffan, Chairperson of Ireland for Europe, makes the case for voting ‘yes’ in the Lisbon Treaty referendum. It is…
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The case against
Sinn Féin Vice President Mary Lou McDonald outlines why the Lisbon Treaty isn’t the answer. Last June Irish voters rejected…
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State of the nations
eolas looks at the make-up of the new European Parliament. Looking across Europe, at first glance only the Green grouping…
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Keeping the door open
Peter Cheney reviews Ireland’s possible new neighbours in the EU. Enlarging the European Union was a major EU priority until…
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Working in Brussels: Ireland’s MEPs
Working in Brussels As the dust settles from the European election on 5 June, eolas looks at the shape of…
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Towards Copenhagen
Professor Richard SJ Tol examines the potential impact of recent developments in climate policy and looks ahead to the likely…
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