Events

Here we publicise events related to politics and political reform. We encourage other groups, including political parties, to put up notices as long as these events are related to the political reform agenda (see About page), and are open to all (not just members of an organisation). Those who wish to add an event can use the comments feature and then they will be moderated and added to the page if possible. It should also be indicated if a registration fee is required for attending an event.

5 Responses to Events

  1. Implementing Social Health Insurance in Ireland says:
    October 29, 2010 at 4:50 pm

    Implementing Social Health Insurance in Ireland

    The Irish health care system is, we believe, fundamentally flawed, and further tinkering around the edges will get us nowhere. A radical revision of how we deliver, pay for and organize health care is needed; a system which eliminates, once and for all, the two-tier system of health care; a system which puts patients at the heart of the service; a system which builds out from primary care.

    The most coherent policy proposal made, so far, is to introduce some form of Social Health Insurance. Recent work from Stephen Thomas, Charles Normand and colleagues in TCD, funded by the Adelaide Hospital Society, has outlined the feasibility and the affordability of SHI in Ireland. We now wish to consider some of the practical implications of doing this.

    We’ve arranged a one day seminar on implementing SHI in Ireland. It will be on Monday, the 6th of December, in jury’s Inn, Custom House quay, Dublin. Confirmed speakers include Peter Groenewegen, director of NIVEL, a leading HSR institute in the Netherlands; Frances Ruane, director of the ESRI; and Martin White, a GP from Meath.

    This will be a very interactive one day workshop, starting with talks from experts and practitioners, going on to small group work on Primary Care and General Practice, Acute Hospital Care, Long Term Care, Mental Health, and Raising and allocating resources. We will finish with a plenary session. Work with us to identify the problems, and find some of the solutions.

    Full details are on http://astaines.eu/meetings/shi/
    Registration is free, but spaces are limited and advanced registration is advised.

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  2. Michael Lochrin says:
    December 3, 2010 at 9:38 am

    We need to get in to the Dail, TDs with a lot of courage to make the reforms we all want and who are not part of groups that have a vested interest in te status quo. Resistance to change will be phenomenal.

    A meeting that should be worth attending is:
    Independents movement of Ireland – http://www.irishindependents.org.
    6th December 7.00pm – Central Hotel, Exchequer St. Dublin 2.

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  3. Re:Public2011 says:
    February 2, 2011 at 9:22 pm

    RE:PUBLIC2011
    Feb 15th Button Factory 7pm €2adm
    An evening of political debate with comedy and musical entertainment.

    The Aim of the event is to engage young people in voting in the General Election.
    We are inviting candidates from each political party and some independents to present themselves and answer public questions which will be relayed through twitter and text message. The event will be streamed live on our website http://www.republic2011.com.

    Featuring: Vincent Browne, David McWilliams, Paddy Cullivan, Averil Power (FF), Luncinda Creighton (FG), Paul Gogarty (GR), Ivana Bacik (LAB), Eoin O’Broin (SF), Richard Boyd Barrett (PBP), Malachy Steenson (WP), Dylan Haskins (Ind), Liam Johnston (fis nua), Rob Connolly (soc),Gordon McArdle (Ind), David McCarthy (Ind)

    For up to date announcements from our campaign; see our Facebook page Republic2011, or follow us on Twitter Republic2011.

    We are also calling on citizens around the country to hold local constituency debates under the banner of Re:Public2011, we would like to stream these on our website to create a more nationwide and inclusive campaign. If interested, they should email republic2011@gmail.com

    Re:Public2011 is a not-for-profit independent campaign launched by young musicians and artists to promote and encourage a fairer, more inclusive democracy in Ireland.

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  4. David Mullins says:
    February 15, 2011 at 6:19 pm

    The Big Ticket event
    On 16 Feb 2011 at 7:30pm in Clarion Hotel, Sligo,
    the
    Big Ticket event

    All the general election
    candidates of the Sligo/North Leitrim
    constituency’s come together to publicly face the electorate
    and their questions. Included is a three-minute address by
    each candidate, an interview debate, and questions from
    invited groups and the audience. It is a free and informative
    public forum to help deciding your vote.

    This kind of event is held for the first time in the
    Sligo/North
    Leitrim constituency’s history and an unique opportunity. 


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  5. Tomas Malone says:
    February 23, 2011 at 12:46 pm

    I thought this web site was to publish a review and comparison of all the various manifestos once they had been released by the parties.

    I cannot find any such comparisons and they would be really useful now with only a few days left to decide

    Reply

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