Ireland’s economic future is being decided by events far beyond our shores, which we cannot influence, writes ELAINE BYRNE in the IRISH TIMES May 11 2010
DEMOCRACY IS a fragile thing. It becomes even more delicate when taken for granted. For many, the duty of citizenship to democratic action ends when a vote is cast at [...]
Archive for May, 2010
Global financial crisis undermining our democracy
11 May 10
Spot the difference between Ireland and Iceland
02 May 10
Will the terms of reference for the Irish Banking Inquiry be as wide as that of Iceland?
The Irish public does not have any such opportunity to engage in an inquiry which from the outset is perceived to lack legitimacy because of the decision to hold the investigation in private, unlike similar inquiries in the [...]
