Posts by Dr David Begg
Dr David Begg
David Begg is a former CEO of Concern Worldwide and was General Secretary of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions between 2001 and 2015.
He has also been a director of the Central Bank (1995-2010), a governor of the Irish Times Trust, Non-Executive Director of Aer Lingus, a member of the National Economic and Social Council (NESC), and of the Advisory Board of Development Co-operation Ireland.
Begg holds a master’s degree in international relations from DCU and a PhD in sociology from Maynooth University.
He is a former director of TASC.
There are no jobs on a dead planet
David Begg 16/06/2015
David Begg: German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, appears to have achieved something of a victory in persuading the G7 group of leading industrial …
Tsipras may still have a card to play
David Begg 08/06/2015
David Begg: In a joint article published in a number of European newspapers last week a German and a French politician set out an audacious plan for …
Equality for All - Really?
David Begg 28/05/2015
David Begg: The high turnout and the active involvement of so many campaigning groups, especially the engagement of young people, in the referendum …
TTIP is not a conventional free trade agreement
David Begg 26/05/2015
David Begg: Since the collapse of the DOHA round of multilateral trade negotiations the focus of global trade policy has shifted towards regional or …
Capital Markets Union – The Risk of Short-Termism
David Begg 13/05/2015
David Begg: The European Commission believes that European Capital Markets are underdeveloped. It considers that this is an aspect of the single …
A Polanyian double movement in Europe? Too early to say
David Begg 08/05/2015
David Begg: On Tuesday 5th May Professor Eduardo Silva, from Tulane University, New Orleans, delivered a lecture in Maynooth University on the topic …
Why May 7th is crucial for Ireland
David Begg 05/05/2015
David Begg: There has always been a paradox of sorts affecting Ireland’s engagement with the prospect of European Integration. With few honourable …
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