Public Affairs

The worrying rise of the precariat

Low paid, low hour jobs are damaging Ireland’s society warns Macdara Doyle. An expert group from the University of Limerick…

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The politics of commemoration

The commemoration of 1916 in different sites is an anthropological moment a snapshot on the politics and tensions of a…

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The challenge of sustainability

The European Environment Agency’s (EEA) state of the environment report confirms a curate’s egg scenario as the EU pushes for…

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Politicians debate their sustainability priorities

Green Party leader Eamon Ryan and Fianna Fáil sustainability spokesperson Barry Cowen TD discussed their respective parties’ sustainable development policies…

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Political platform

Senator Kathryn Reilly Aged 26, Kathryn Reilly is the youngest member of Seanad Éireann. She was elected to the Industrial…

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Political coalitions

eolas takes a look at the latest developments across the Irish political spectrum.  In the run up to the general…

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Meet the media

Rachael English RTÉ Radio 1’s Morning Ireland presenter Rachael English discusses her 25 year career as a broadcast journalist.  Was…

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Leaders look to 2016

The centenary programme for the Easter Rising commenced in August this year with the commemoration of Jeremiah O’Donovan Rossa’s funeral…

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Brian friel: pushing the boundaries

A look back at the life and the key works of the “Irish Chekhov” Brian Friel. One of Ireland’s most…

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Dublin caught in rising tide of homelessness

Dublin’s Lord Mayor, Críona Ní Dhálaigh, discusses the current housing crisis engulfing the nation. The narrative on homelessness has changed…

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