Public Affairs
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TRADE UNION DESK: What should be done about the pension age?
In response to the Report of the Commission on Pensions, the Government agreed to keep the pension age at 66,…
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Strategic opportunity for reform of public construction contracts
We each procure goods and services every day, yet any mention of public procurement or construction contracts can send a…
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Chris MacManus MEP: ‘EU has turned a blind eye to the plight of the Palestinian people’
In recent years, the EU has turned a blind eye to the plight of the Palestinian people. Moral courage is…
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European priorities for the environment
Deputy Director General of the Directorate-General for the Environment (DG Environment) at the European Commission, Patrick Child, discusses policy priorities…
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Ireland chastened by European Commission
The European Commission has reiterated that the Government must quicken its pace with regard to the publication of its latest…
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2024 European Commission Work Programme
Ahead of elections to the European Parliament in June 2024, which will likely culminate in a new composition of European…
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Séasúr na hardfheiseanna
November 2023 saw two of Ireland’s big three parties, Fianna Fáil and Sinn Féin, hold their ard fheis. In addition,…
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Vive la République An Phoblacht abú
In November 2023, as part of the semiquincentennial ‘Year of the French’ programme, the Embassy of France in Ireland and…
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2024: A year of elections
2024 is set to be a year of elections, with profound change to the political landscape of Ireland and some…
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Political Platform: Éamon Ó Cuív TD
Éamon Ó Cuív TD, an outspoken critic of the coalition government’s composition, the former deputy leader of Fianna Fáil, and…
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