Category: Brexit
What Is The Point? The Difference The Left Can Make
Stella Creasy 16/10/2023
In his essay Ireland, Island of Saints and Sages James Joyce quotes Oscar Wilde saying ‘We Irishmen have done nothing, but we are the greatest talkers since the time of the Greeks.’ Now I know its bold to start a speech criticising a national icon, so I’m going to focus on the second half and our Q&A! I’ve titled todays ‘what's the …
The Ireland We Want
Shana Cohen 05/05/2020
Since TASC was founded in 2001, we have strived for a more equal and fairer Ireland and European Union. The pandemic and recession have provided us …
How to defeat the politics of division and polarisation
Shana Cohen 08/10/2019
Over the next few weeks we will see if the political tactic of accelerating divisiveness triumphs over calls to restore civility in the UK. Neither …
Europe
Paul Sweeney 24/04/2019
I am writing this in the south west of France, in one of the many villages which were walled to protect from neighbours, looking out at the …
How to Effectively Address Populist Anxieties
Shana Cohen 01/06/2018
I came to Ireland from the UK, where I lived between 2004-17 (I am originally from the United States). I encountered, fairly early on the …
Varadkar turns out to be a surprising believer in State enterprise
Paul Sweeney 01/01/2018
Looking back over the year, an interesting speech by the Taoiseach, which got lost in the confusion around Brexit, deserves attention for three …
Brexit and Market Regulation
Nat O'Connor 05/09/2017
Following the latest round of Brexit talks, spokespersons have taken to the airwaves to blame each other for the impasse. Despite this, both sides …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …