(all images from Wikipedia/open source unless otherwise attributed)   By Dr. Brendan Flynn (NUI Galway)* When COVID-19 ends as a pandemic, what will be the political repercussions? Will there be lasting consequences for states and their relationships with citizens, markets or societies more generally? How about the following as suggestions? Western states will for the…

  Image open sources from wikipedia Taoiseach Leo Vradkhar is notable for his Indian background, but how many other Irish politicians have an ethnic minority background? Dr. Stephan Köppe All started with a short Twitter post, where I just wondered how the increasing ethnic diversity of Ireland is reflected in the composition of the current…