Politics
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Time for a real republic: President Michael D Higgins
Ireland’s new President swept to victory, promising to “make an Irishness we can be proud of in a real republic.”…
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Progress for the quartermasters
The Government has satisfied the EU-IMF Programme requirements for Quarter 2 of 2011 and is currently working on those for…
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Fiscal Advisory Council
A five-member independent Fiscal Advisory Council has been established to assess and comment publically on whether the Government is meeting…
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New era for child protection laws
With another major report on child abuse within the Catholic Church recently published, the Government is planning reforms of the…
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Changing the purchasing power: Vincent Campbell
Public procurement is a key part of the Government’s reform agenda. Stephen Dineen talks to the Director of the National…
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A new department: Robert Watt
Robert Watt, Secretary General of the new Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, discusses the challenges in setting up a…
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Changing the committee culture
Art O’Leary, Oireachtas Director of Committees, discusses the committee system’s new structure and powers with Meadhbh Monahan. Thirty of the…
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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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A changing political system
The new Government has started implementing an agenda of political reform, but there is much to be done. Stephen Dineen…
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People power
A cross-section of one hundred citizens gathered for a weekend in Dublin to deliberate on political issues. Stephen Dineen attended.…
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