Public Affairs
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Assembly co-optees: 96 per cent re-election rate
Often criticised as an exploitation of MLA replacement rules, results from the recent Northern Ireland Assembly election show that the…
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The Protocol, the Prime Minister, and prospects for Irish unity
The careers of Conservative Party prime ministers have been among the many casualties of Brexit, write Mary C Murphy (UCC)…
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The Brexit ‘power grab’
A new Whitehall department, quietly set up in Northern Ireland to manage the international trade implications of Brexit, will bypass…
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Dáil Reform Committee says no to northern Oireachtas representation
Seamus Mallon, Austin Currie, and Ian Marshall are just three examples of how the Seanad has often been used as…
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Jim Fitzpatrick 1929-2022
Jim Fitzpatrick, as chair of The Irish News, played an unassuming yet crucial role in journalism and political life in…
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After the fall
Boris Johnson’s premiership came to a stuttering end with many choosing to focus on his eccentric personality and a culture…
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TRADE UNION DESK
Holding down wage rises as inflation spirals is a recipe for a recession, which may kill off inflation but will…
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All-party groups re-established after election
In the absence of a return to a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly post-election, some all-party groups (APGs) have been re-established.…
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NHS crisis is a problem for our economy
Economist Paul Gosling assesses how crisis in our health sector and challenges in other public services are a component of…
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Parr’s Ireland: From the Pope’s visit to a flat white
One of the pre-eminent photographers of his generation, documentary photographer, Martin Parr talks to Owen McQuade about his ‘Parr’s Ireland’…
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