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By Frank Armstrong. Research and training for the agricultural-industrial complex. Teagasc is the agriculture and food development authority in Ireland. Its mission is “to support science-based innovation in the agri-food sector and the broader bio-economy that will underpin profitability, competitiveness and sustainability”. In that order, and there is no mention of quality. Teagasc was established […]
By Chrissie Sullivan. This year the Traveller Visibility Group (TVG) will celebrate its 21st year working in Cork with the Traveller community, tackling social exclusion and discrimination head-on. We have been to the fore in highlighting the many practices of institutional racism in our city. When we were set up, there were three key services […]
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By Frank Connolly The Syriza victory in Greece has its foundations in the polarisation of that society following the collapse of the economy in the great financial crash of 2008/2009, and since. It is rooted in the implosion of the traditional parties, and in particular of Pasok, the social democratic party that dominated the Greek […]
Mates of Yates Under this heading in the last edition Villager made reference to Leo Varadkar. The intention of the piece was to imply that sexuality is workaday and of no particular interest but Village accepts that the reference was offensive and a mistake. In general, Village does not support the outing of the sexual […]
D E N I S O ‘ B R I E N Dear Dermot, Bloody Catherine Murphy – on and on about Siteserv. Bought it for €45.4m from IBRC, formerly Anglo Irish Bank, while Siteserv owed Anglo €150m. Arthur Cox represented both sides of the sale. Perfectly fine. Chinese Walls. Top firm. Good […]
Denis revels in the contrast between his own ubiquitousness and Der-mot’s now generally vicarious involvements
Ireland must push for money, targets and teeth to ground rhetoric on Development Financing, Sustainable Development and Climate Change. By Lorna Gold
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The biggest mistake ever made by the Irish State? By Anthony Coughlan