Category: Investment
There are smarter ways to economic recovery
Stephen Kinsella 29/01/2010
Stephen Kinsella: The smart economy is a nice idea, perhaps even a good idea. But like most nice ideas, when exposed to reality, the smart economy …
Running to Stand Still: Next Generation Broadband in Ireland
Donal Palcic 29/01/2010
Donal Palcic: Forfás published its latest report on Ireland’s broadband performance last week and as usual it evoked a strong sense of déjà vu. …
More Light Touch Regulation? Dublin's Waste Collection Market
Eoin Reeves 25/01/2010
Eoin Reeves: In late December 2009 the Irish Times reported that High Court judge (Mr Justice Liam McKechnie) ruled that Dublin’s four local …
A Progressive Plan for Dublin (and the Country)?
Nat O'Connor 13/01/2010
Nat O'Connor: Dublin City Council have launched the Draft Dublin City Development Plan 2011-2017 and are actively seeking "conversations with, and …
Finding facts in Fantasy Land
Michael Taft 03/01/2010
Michael Taft: One of my New Year’s resolutions was to spend less time on countering the arguments of the orthodoxy and develop positive analysis …
League tables and losing the plot
08/12/2009
This post was originally written on April 21st in response to an article in the Sunday Business Post. We are re-posting it following last night's …
Buses are not widgets
James Wickham 17/11/2009
James Wickham: In a recent article in the Irish Times (29/10/2009) Sean Barrett criticised the new Public Transport Regulation Bill. He claimed it …
The Procrustean bed of statistics
Michael Taft 12/11/2009
Michael Taft: In Greek mythology the rogue Procrustes had an iron bed in which guests were invited to rest on. He would then hold them down and, if …
How are we going to pay for a Learning Society?
Slí Eile 24/10/2009
Slí Eile: It is necessary to point out that no society anywhere in the world provides ‘free education’. Paying for teachers, other staff, …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Shana Cohen
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …