With the new government already having suffered its first defeat, we are clearly not in a period of politics as usual in the Oireachtas. This raises the question of whether Ireland’s ‘Triple Lock’ on overseas deployments will take on greater significance in the new Dáil. The ‘Triple Lock’ which entered the political lexicon during the…
Post by Muireann O’Dwyer School of Politics and International Relations, UCD As the dust settles after the publication of the longest ever Programme for Government, it’s a good time to start taking a deeper look at the promises contained within the published plans for the new government. A document born of long negotiation, it is clear…
The sub-committee on Dáil reform published its ‘draft’ final report yesterday and it makes for very pleasurable reading. Among the key proposals are the following: Dáil agenda and order of business to be determined by a new business committee chaired by the Ceann Comhairle; A new and powerful Budget Oversight Committee whose work will be…
One of the side deals done in the attempts to form a government was the idea to send the issue of the 8th amendment to the Constitution to a citizens’ assembly. Convening a convention is a good and practical idea, because it takes issues that politicians can’t agree on off the table. Any suitable issues…
A (still very preliminary) reaction to the Programme for Government proposal that was launched this afternoon (available here). There is a lot of food for thought here. A lot of interesting proposals – at least on paper – and also some daft ones. Certainly a lot to chew over. A fair bit of things that we’d…
A (still very preliminary) reaction to the Programme for Government proposal that was launched this afternoon (available here). There is a lot of food for thought here. A lot of interesting proposals – at least on paper – and also some daft ones. Certainly a lot to chew over. A fair bit of things that…
This roundtable discussion is open to the public and will discuss the February 2016 election results. Contributors will provide an overview of main factors which influenced voting behaviour, will explore the campaign, evaluate the impact of the gender quota, assess the implications for government formation and deliver an evaluation of the long term consequences of the…
The length of time it’s taking to form a government has so far not really concerned the proper functioning of the state – though the government has been unusually reticent in using its prerogative powers, perhaps afraid that any decision it makes will be seen as undemocratic or stroke politics. The decision in the High Court yesterday…
A New Relationship? Brexit, Ireland and Northern Ireland: A ‘Constitutional Conversation’ Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2 6th May 2016 10.30 a.m.–4.00 p.m. To book contact info@ria.ie Registration and coffee from 10.00 a.m. 10.30–10.40 Introduction John Morison MRIA, Chair of the Ethical, Political, Legal and Philosophical Studies Committee, RIA 10.40–11.00 Alternative futures Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Anniversary…
The Royal Irish Academy invites you to attend Constitutional Conversation No. 2 of 6 Reviewing Constitutions: the Role of Constitutional Conventions Professor David Farrell, MRIA, School of Politics and International Relations, UCD, will be chairing this conversation. Mr Tom Arnold, MRIA, Director General, IIEA, panellist Mr Art O’Leary, Secretary General to the President, panellist Dr…
Irish Politics Forum 