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Daily Archives: June 21, 2010

Freedom of Information and Corruption

by Donal O’Brolcáin (June 21, 2010) On Wednesday last, 16th June 2010, in a talk on BBC Radio 4 Dan Lucas, London correspondent for the Swedish Dagens Nyheter newspaper, gave an overview of Swedish-style Freedom of Information laws, as part of a talk in the three part series ‘Home Thoughts from Abroad’. (As of this…

June 21, 2010 in Corruption and Accountability, freedom of information.

Time to give our younger citizens a voice?

By David Farrell (June 21, 2010) The following letter appeared in today’s Irish Times: Madam, – On behalf of sixth class girls of Scoil Phádraic Cailíní, we would like to put forward some ideas about children having a say in political matters. After a debate in class we began to realise we would have to…

June 21, 2010 in Curriculum review, Votes at 16.

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