32nd ANNUAL MACGILL SUMMER SCHOOL & ARTS WEEK
REFORMING AND REBUILDING OUR STATE
Sunday July 22nd—Friday July 27th
The 2012 MacGill School will be officially opened on Sunday at 8.30 p.m. by the Ambassador of France in Ireland, H.E. Mme Emmanuelle D’Achon, and this will be followed by the Twelfth Annual John Hume Lecture which this year will be delivered by An Tanaiste, Mr Eamon Gilmore TD, Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade and leader of the Labour Party.
During the week there will be generally four sessions on each day at 11.00a.m., 2.30p.m., 4.00 p.m. and 8.30p.m. Up to fifty speakers will contribute to this year’s theme, REFORMING AND REBUILDING THE REPUBLIC.
Topics for discussion and analysis include:
THE MORIARTY AND MAHON TRIBUNAL REPORTS—HOW WAS IT ALLOWED TO HAPPEN?
POLITICAL CORRUPTION IN IRELAND—THE IMPLICATIONS FOR POLITICS AND LESSONS
HOW TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY AND END CORRUPTION IN OUR POLITICS?
WHERE ARE LOYALTY TO AND RESPECT FOR OUR STATE?
REFORMING THE FUNDAMENTAL STRUCTURES OF OUR GOVERNANCE
OUR FIRST PREFERENCE—THE NEED TO REFORM OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM
IS LOCAL GOVERNMENT THE KEY TO REFORM OF OUR POLITICAL SYSTEM AND CULTURE?
A BROAD AGENDA OF REFORM FOR THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
THE MEDIA AND DEMOCRACY—RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES?
THE FUTURE OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND?
WITH HUGE DEBT AND RESULTING AUSTERITY IS SERIOUS ECONOMIC GROWTH POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE?
THE PROSPECTS FOR THE IRISH ECONOMY?
THE EUROZONE IN CRISIS—IS FISCAL UNION THE ONLY REAL SOLUTION?
WITHOUT SUSTAINED REFORM OF THE PUBLIC SERVICE AND OF POLITICS FULL ECONOMIC RECOVERY WILL NOT BE POSSIBLE
CHANGINGTHE NATION—AN ORGANISATION THAT COULD MEAN A NEW BEGINNING AND CHANGE RADICALLY THE WAY WE TRY TO SOLVE SOCIAL PROBLEMS.