Tag Archives: political reform

Our gender-blind party leadership needs to wake up and smell the coffee

by dfarrell Posted on August 9, 2014

The leaders of all the political parties claim that they place high priority on growing the numbers of women in politics. Following the local elections and cabinet reshuffle how are they faring? This table shows the situation (as of today) … Continue reading →

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The Irish constitutional convention – lessons from abroad

by dfarrell Posted on November 12, 2012

A few weeks ago I organised an event at the Royal Irish Academy that brought together the world’s leading experts on deliberation, some of whom had helped organise or had being members of constitutional conventions in their own countries. The … Continue reading →

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The Irish government cautiously tiptoes in an ‘open government ‘direction

by dfarrell Posted on November 1, 2012

Ireland Stat, a pilot Government level performance measurement website, has recently being launched by the the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.

Posted in Opinion/Debate | Tagged open government, political reform, transparency | Leave a comment

Proposals for local government reform – a step in the right direction?

by dfarrell Posted on October 17, 2012

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 →

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Do we need Seanad Éireann?

by dfarrell Posted on September 30, 2012

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 →

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The government’s constitutional convention: a bold new step for Irish democracy?

by dfarrell Posted on September 9, 2012

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 →

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What are we changing exactly?

by dfarrell Posted on July 9, 2012

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 →

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Is electoral reform ‘the solution’?

by UCDSPIRe Posted on June 1, 2012

By: Prof. David Farrell In today’s Irish Times, Dan O’Brien is back on his hobbyhorse pushing for electoral reform as a means of improving the calibre of our elected politicians. The essence of his piece is that: (1) our politicians … Continue reading →

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The anticipated constitutional convention: the dangers of premature judgement?

by dfarrell Posted on May 11, 2012

In yesterday’s Irish Times, Donncha O’Connell likens the much anticipated constitutional convention to a ‘quasi-therapeutic encounter between a selection of politicians and a glorified focus group of politicians’. His principal concerns are twofold: He bemoans the lack of a ‘radical … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: political reform

Our gender-blind party leadership needs to wake up and smell the coffee

The Irish constitutional convention – lessons from abroad

The Irish government cautiously tiptoes in an ‘open government ‘direction

Proposals for local government reform – a step in the right direction?

Do we need Seanad Éireann?

The government’s constitutional convention: a bold new step for Irish democracy?

What are we changing exactly?

Is electoral reform ‘the solution’?

The anticipated constitutional convention: the dangers of premature judgement?

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