The Irish Times has begun a series on political reform with the underlying premise of renewing the Republic. MacConghail writing in the Irish Times points the finger firmly at political culture and recommends primarily the reform of local government. A wider look at how the Cabinet is actually composed may also bear fruit. Ireland is…
Eoin O’Malley 14 March 2010 The Irish Times reports today that Fine Gael in government it would bring in a major package of political reforms. These would be introduced in a package of referendums to be held on a single ‘Constitution Day’. The proposed reforms include; – the abolition of the Seanad; – a new…
The need for political reform by Henry Grattan
Posted by Mary C. Murphy & Katy Hayward The European Commission’s ‘EU 2020’ Strategy is a successor to the current Lisbon Strategy. The Commission Working Document sets out a plan for expanding on the successes of the ten year old Lisbon Agenda. To read the document or an executive summary, please go to: http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/secretariat_general/eu2020/consultation_en.htm. This…
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Fine Gael have proposed abolishing Seanad. Pat Rabbitte and Dick Roche agree worth looking at on Week in Politics. http://finegael.org/news/a/1402/article/ http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html
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