SPIRe’s Prof. Daniel Thomas discusses the danger of a neo-fascist response to the EU debt crisis at eurodebate.ie.
Royal Irish Academy, Dawson Street November 2 2012 1.15-5.30pm An event organised by We the Citizens, in cooperation with the Royal Irish Academy and the G1000 (Belgium) This event is designed to coincide with the establishment of the Irish government’s … Continue reading
Yesterday saw the publication of the government’s long-awaited proposals for local government reform. Putting People First sets out in (over 200 pages of) detail proposals for the most radical overhaul of local government in Ireland in the history of the … Continue reading
SPRIe’s Prof. Daniel Thomas has the story from an inside Brussels source at europedebate.ie.
SPIRe’s Dr. Melanie Hoewer discusses UN Security Council Resolution 1325 and women’s rights and participation in the in the Northern Ireland peace process here.
Yesterday’s newspapers reported the launch of a paper on the Seanad by a new group (@SeanadReform) campaigning for reform rather than abolition of the second house of the Oireachtas. The government remains committed to holding a referendum on the issue … Continue reading
SPIRe’s Dr. Niamh Hardiman shares some thoughts on Italy’s Mario Monti’s views on European governance here, while SPIRe’s Prof. Daniel Thomas opines on Europe’s “spend less/spend more” debate here.
Posted by David Farrell, September 9 2012 Here is a copy of my opinion piece in last Saturday’s Irish Times. Given that they tend to put their archives behind a firewall, this link may not work for long. So, here … Continue reading
A post by Dr Niamh Hardiman, SPIRe, UCD, July 9, 2012 Irish politics is generally held to be in grave need of reform. The global economic crisis since 2008 showed how poorly prepared we were for any downturn, let alone … Continue reading
Argues SPIRe’s Prof. Daniel Thomas here.
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