Category: Technology
The Revolutionary Impact of Driverless Cars and Taxis
Paul Sweeney 13/08/2025
Billionaire Dermot Desmond recently called for the scrapping of investment in the new Dublin Metro. His reason is actually thoughtful and interesting. He is not against investment in public transport but argues that because driverless cars will be prevalent in a few years’ time that the investment may be not necessary, that is, it may be wasted. …
Creating Accountability for Data Centres in Western Dublin
Molly Newell 27/05/2025
Ireland’s booming data centre industry has become a major flashpoint in the country’s energy and climate debates. With data centres projected to …
Navigating Digital Healthcare: Equity, Access, and the HSE Health App
Adeelia Goffe, Molly Newell, Maria (Marysia) Pachowicz 04/03/2025
The 2024 EU Digital Decade report reaffirmed what many HSE beneficiaries already suspected: The state of Ireland’s e-health systems is woefully …
Making the Grade: Exploring the Impact of GenAI on Education Equality
Molly Newell 13/11/2024
Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 made generative AI (GenAI) tools more accessible than ever before, discussions about the role of …
Tech Alone Won't Save Us
Tyler West 24/08/2020
Background: While the belief that technology will play an increasingly central role in 21st-century life is commonly accepted, the exponential …
Ireland needs to upset the Apple cart on corporate tax
David Jacobson 26/10/2018
Ireland has been subject to a great deal of international criticism about its corporate tax regime. While Irish people might feel defensive about …
NBP: Problematic privatisation
Donal Palcic 28/09/2018
The roots of the ongoing debacle with the implementation of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) can be traced back to the privatisation of Eircom. …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …