Democracy is for everybody, not just a majority, and definitely not just the majority.

Peter Emerson 24/07/2026

Politics is the art of compromise. Therefore, both in decision-making and in elections, both for the electorate and for their representatives, voting procedures should cater for those who wish to compromise. Single-preference procedures – like majority voting in decision-making, and first-past-the-post FPTP in elections – prevent voters …

Hidden Deprivation: Hygiene Poverty and the Limits of Irish Data

Maria (Marysia) Pachowicz 07/07/2026

Discussions on hygiene habits typically happen around public health concerns, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and more recently with the Hantavirus …

Modern Methods of Construction in 2026: A viable, sustainable solution for the housing crisis?

Nathan Hart 01/07/2026

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) have become an important part of the government’s strategy to combat the ongoing Irish housing crisis. …

Youth Development as the Basis of National Resilience System in Ukraine

Susan Branje, Dylan Gee, Emily R.D. Murphy, Valentyna Piontkovska, Halyna Pyryn 12/06/2026

The world is entering a period of prolonged instability: geopolitical confrontation, technological acceleration, demographic pressure, information …

What Difference Would a Left-Led Government Make to Ireland?

Nat O'Connor 28/05/2026

As of January 2026, successive opinion polls give centre-right Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael combined less than 40% of support for the next general …

The Unique Needs of Older Drug Users: Are We Doing Enough?

Passerose Mantoy 20/05/2026

For the past 26 years, I have worked in the addiction sector in Dublin watching the landscape of substance use evolve. While much attention is given …

How AI Music is Advancing Far Right Narratives in Ireland

Molly Newell 28/04/2026

In the middle of summer 2024, the song “10 Drunk Cigarettes” became a TikTok sensation. This was the height of Brat Summer - a time when women …

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