Politics
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New Oireachtas committees
A summary of the new Oireachtas committees as the Dáil and Seanad get down to business. With the 31st Dáil…
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Criminal Justice Bill 2011
Purpose: to strengthen Garda powers of investigation into white collar crime and to allow the 24-hour detention period to be…
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Sinn Féin TD Pearse Doherty
Pearse Doherty is a Sinn Féin TD for Donegal South-West and party spokesman on finance. Before politics he worked as…
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Water Charges
While the Government presses ahead with plans to introduce domestic water charges, clarity is still needed on the finer details.…
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Criminal justice plans
eolas summarises the Government’s justice commitments in each part of the system and the opposition’s alternatives. Policing In a commitment…
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Resolving Ireland’s crisis
The Government’s crisis resolution strategy is the correct one for a “treacherous” economic environment, writes Professor John McHale. The brief…
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Justice and Equality
A series analysing the work of government departments. Alan Shatter’s role as Minister for Justice, Equality and Defence is essentially…
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Newstalk’s Chris Donoghue
Formerly a runner for TV companies in London and New York, Chris Donoghue studied journalism in Griffith College before covering…
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The Cowen years
Peter Cheney looks back over the former Taoiseach’s career, highlighting his successes and failures. His was a very traditional upbringing,…
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Noonan in finance
A political veteran takes on his toughest brief so far. Michael Noonan needs few lessons in the nuances of cabinet…
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