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The Jobstown trial has inspired a lot of commentary on both the power of social media to influence outcomes, and the credibility (or lack of same) of ‘mainstream’ media. Perhaps predictably, most of the commentary seemed to reinforce already existing viewpoints. Social-media users sympathetic to the protestors and their cause were more likely to regard […]
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It is time to develop a transport scheme for the long-beleaguered Liffey that will transcend private interests in the public interest and serve the city for a generation, not just a year or two.
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Michael Smith reviews ‘Adults in the Room: My Battle With Europe’s Deep Establishment’, by Yannis Varoufakis. Yanis Varoufakis is (or was) “the most interesting man in the world” according to Business Insider; a “very, very clever person” according to Martin Wolf of the Financial Times. After all he landed Danae Stratou, allegedly the inspiration for […]
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Featured opinions
Ireland’s entire Multinational-based model of economic development has been exposed by the Apple decision as a zero-sum game
Simon Coveney shows no interest in radical measures like a site-value tax, implementation of the Kenny report or even introducing the Mahon-Tribunal-recommended independent planning regulator
By 2020 the plan is to attract 6.2 million tourists to Dublin. That’s the target, five times the city’s current population
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