Public affairs
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Oireachtas round-up
Deputies and senators considered the consequences of Croke Park II, the horsemeat scandal and the impact of the property tax…
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National data infrastructure
Frances Ruane, Director of economic think tank ESRI, highlights the importance of good data in measuring the effectiveness of the…
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Looking at the future through a ‘new lens’
Shell CEO Peter Voser calls on policy-makers to seize today’s opportunities before energy and environmental problems escalate. Firm and far-reaching…
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Regulating lobbying
Peter Cheney sums up the Government’s plans and the industry’s response. “Who is lobbying whom on what?” is the key…
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US presidential election: The American dreams
Stephen Dineen talks to Democrats and Republicans in Ireland about their priorities for the next four years. Building on the…
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Oireachtas round-up
The primary care centres dispute, pressures on farmers and steps toward greater European integration were major items on the Oireachtas…
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European Diary
European Council summit A euro zone banking union could be in place by 2014, under plans agreed by heads of…
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Trades Union Desk: Concede or repent
ICTU’s Macdara Doyle believes that IMF admissions of miscalculation give further grounds for dropping austerity. Last month, Congress General Secretary…
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Trades union desk: Tackling the ‘assault on social Europe’
ICTU’s Macdara Doyle welcomes the campaign for a European social compact to restore the social rights ignored in the rush…
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Keeping an eye on the House
Government Chief Whip Paul Kehoe discusses the need for ‘communications discipline’ in government and plans for more political reform with…
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