After a tumultuous week that saw Ireland's economic sovereignty receding before our very eyes, Joseph Mahon reviews a new book about the foundations of the Irish state.
As the centenary of 1916 fast approaches, it is timely to reconsider the 1916 Proclamation - both as one of the foundation documents of the Irish state, and as a set of proposals for the good society.
Women in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland don't have the same 'right to choose' an abortion that women in the UK take for granted, reminds the Abortion Support Network (ASN).
Abortion in Ireland is illegal unless it meets with the conditions set down by the Supreme Court in the "X" case, where there was a substantial risk to the life and health of the mother.
If there was some level of societal consensus around what is 'enough', we could plan for a very different type of society, not just for a few but for all. By Sara Burke.
I have had enough. Enough of our failed political leaders whom the majority of people no longer support. Enough of the same economics those same old political leaders are trying to persuade us will get us out of this mess, even though it is the very same economics that got us into the economic crisis we are in.
The Hack and Hackers Hack Day event took place yesterday at the Wood Quay Venue as part of the Dublin Innovation Festival. Hosted by ScraperWiki, it aimed to get journalists and bloggers working together with programmers to produce projects based on public data. By Alison Spillane.
"Ireland has great potential and can become a great leader in Climate Justice," former President Mary Robinson said at a debate in Trinity College Dubiln today. The debate explored ways to build greater awareness amongst political leaders and the broader public about the inter-connectedness of climate change with issues of development and social justice.
Ireland requires an overhaul of its education system and a shift in mindsets to embrace the knowledge economy. So heard the audience at a discussion in the Royal Irish Academy this evening entitled 'What's smart about Ireland' Smart Economy in 2010?'. By Malachy Browne.
The Crossing (1994) is Cormac McCarthy's finest achievement, but read less often than his other blockbusters. It is the middle novel within The Border Trilogy, which also comprises All The Pretty Horses and Cities of the Plain. The following is an appraisal of one of the greatest novels of modern times. By Shane Creevy.
Cormac McCarthy rarely appears for interviews. Reflections on his own work remain somewhat mysterious.
It's a misconception that for the first two thirds of the 20th century Ireland existed in a kind of self-contained cultural bubble, safely removed from the artistic developments unfolding at a dizzying rate elsewhere.
In an unprecedented move, yesterday afternoon Ombudsman Emily O'Reilly (pictured) laid a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas entitled 'Who cares – An investigation into the Right to Nursing Home Care in Ireland' – this "own initiative report" – the first of its kind by Ombudsman O'Reilly is damning of the Minister for Health, the Department of Health and the HSE on their failure to meet their obligation to provide nursing
It is possible to cut HSE spending without diminishing frontline services. Here's how... writes Sara Burke.
Brian Cowen is right – the choices are stark. The confirmation that next year's budget will be more draconian than already flagged gives even greater import to Mary Harney's statement that up to €1 billion will be cut out of the 2011 health fund. It also helps to focus the mind on the reality that the size of the chunk taken out of health and how it is divvied up are wholly political choices.