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Daily Archives: December 8, 2010

Government considering referendum to abolish the Seanad

Posted by Eoin O’Malley, 8 December, 2010 Fionnán Sheehan reports in today’s Irish Independent that the government is considering putting a question by referendum on election day to abolish the Seanad. This might be seen as a genuine attempt at reform,  a desperate attempt to divert attention from the obvious – the economy -, or a way…

December 8, 2010 in Committee System, Dail Reform, Seanad Reform.

Launch event: MacGill Report 2010: ‘Reforming the Republic’

Posted by David Farrell (December 8, 2010) Based on the proceedings of the 2010 MacGill Summer School, the MacGill Report 2010 – Reforming the Republic, edited by Joe Mulholland will be launched at the MacGill Forum to be held on Thursday, December 16th at the Royal College of Surgeons, St Stephen’s Green from 9.00 a.m.…

December 8, 2010 in New Republic.

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