Category: Democratic accountability
Political Imagination and a Laboratory of Social Possibilities
Mary Murphy 28/04/2025
This short blog is an argument for civil society to grow its capacity to incubate alternatives and to promote the idea of a collective ‘laboratory of social possibilities’. The very concept of civil society is a contested one with much debate concerning civil society’s relationship to the state. There can be little doubt that the …
The Speaking Rights Row
Tiarnán McDonough 27/03/2025
The scenes of disorder in the Dáil chamber yesterday will have alarmed many. The row between government and opposition over speaking rights has been …
Fighting for Democracy in an Age of Complacency
Shana Cohen 18/03/2025
The 2025 Programme of Government embraces ‘stability’ in a time of geopolitical upheaval and democratic backsliding. The new government’s …
6 Takeaways from TASC’s Workshop on Strengthening Irish Democracy in an Era of Democratic Decline
03/10/2024
On September 10th, TASC gathered a diverse group representing government, business, civil society, media, and community groups to discuss challenges …
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 …
Neo-Liberalism and Neo Classical Economics in Ireland
Paul Sweeney 12/06/2023
The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins' speech at the 21th of anniversary of TASC in April 2023, caused a lot of reaction from mainstream …
Innovate for Ireland
Paula Tumulty 14/07/2022
Innovate for Ireland: Is this scheme an extension of privilege and elitism or a new opportunity to contribute to democracy and equality? PhD …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …