Blog Archive

Why the EU Commission is right to call for increased public investment in infrastructure

Paul Sweeney 01/03/2016

Paul Sweeney: The new EU report on the Irish Economy EU Ireland report 2016 makes for interesting reading, if only to see how Brussels views our …

Open government mid-term report shows need for sustained momentum behind reforms

Nuala Haughey 01/03/2016

Nuala Haughey: An independent report charting progress (and lack of progress) on Ireland’s open government reforms will be published in Dublin this …

Political accountability needs written record of government decisions

Nuala Haughey 29/02/2016

Nuala Haughey: The Oireachtas Inquiry into the Banking Crisis reviewed about 500,000 pages of documents from various bodies including banks, …

The Collapse of Ireland’s Finances (again): A Reinterpretation

Robert Sweeney 19/02/2016

Robert Sweeney: As the election season reaches full swing, the inevitable claims of who did what and when, and what this means in the future …

Children and Food Insecurity – a crisis for Ireland’s future

Mary Flynn 11/02/2016

Dr Mary Flynn: The devastating economic crash in Ireland during 2008 threw the personal finances of large numbers of people into crisis. Work …

Debunking myths: why austerity and structural reforms have had little to do with Ireland's economic recovery

Aidan Regan 10/02/2016

Aidan Regan: It has been a truly remarkable few years for Ireland and the European Union. In the space of five years Ireland has gone from being the …

Housing Crisis & the Right to Housing should be a key issue in the election debate

04/02/2016

So its election fever time! The current housing crisis should be a key topic for discussion in the election debate. Despite the economic recovery the …

Guest Blog by Robert Watt: How Does Ireland's Public Service Compare?

Robert Watt 03/02/2016

Robert Watt: What evidence is there that the programme of Public Service Reform that has been pursued since 2011 is having an impact? The IPA’s …

The truth about taxes that you won’t hear during the election: Our taxes aren’t ‘stolen’ from us - they pay for nurses, guards and building schools

Rory Hearne 29/01/2016

Rory Hearne: As part of a debate I took part in on Renua’s ‘Flat Tax’ on the Pat Kenny show on Newstalk, both Pat Kenny and Eddie Hobbs (who …

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