Category: Politics
Is an All-Party, Power-Sharing, Governmnet in Ireland Possible?
Peter Emerson 24/03/2023
As currently (undefined but) practiced, majority rule implies that any party or group of TDs/MPs which constitutes more than 50% of the Dáil/parliament may then form the government. This notion has led to some pretty horrible results, as for example the current right-wing coalition in Israel. Another unwholesome arrangement involved the Tories …
Make Agriculture Exciting Again
Kieran Harrahill 18/10/2022
The question of how agriculture in Ireland can adapt to the need to reduce emissions has become a contentious issue recently. Agriculture has a large …
From Free Market to Subsidised Capitalism
Paul Sweeney 13/10/2022
There has been a revolutionary transformation of Capitalism, the western economic system, in just over a decade. Four extraordinary events have …
We Must Strengthen the Democracy We are Trying to Defend
Shana Cohen 12/04/2022
First Published in the Irish Times 6 April 2022 The conflict in Ukraine has united democracies around the world, just as it has pushed Russia further …
Diverse Thinking and Coalition Government
David Jacobson 18/08/2020
In her article in yesterday’s Irish Times, Shana Cohen extols the virtue of diverse thinking, especially for “devising solutions to difficult and …
Internal debate a true measure of Coalition Government’s strength
Shana Cohen 17/08/2020
This article was first published in The Irish Times on 12 August, 2020. After his death, the media referred consistently to John …
An Academic Year Like No Other
13/08/2020
According to a USI report published in July, almost 3 in 5 students (59.72%) report being “concerned, very concerned or extremely concerned” …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …