10/02/2013
LOCAL GOVERNMENT TO PROVIDE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Phil Hogan TD, Minister for Environment, Community & Local Government Someone in media once said that “an […]
09/02/2013
A CHANCE TO BREATHE FRESH LIFE INTO IRISH DEMOCRACY Niall Collins TD, Fianna Fail spokesperson on Environment, Community & Local Government The empowerment of […]
08/02/2013
WHERE IS THE BIG POLITICAL THINKING OR VISIONARY POLITICS? Donncha O’Connell, Lecturer in Law, NUI Galway, member of the Law Reform Commission I am from […]
08/02/2013
IRELAND AT 100: THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE ON EARTH Paul O’Hara, founder of Change Nation in Ireland and Director of Ashoka (Europe) Our government […]
08/02/2013
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN IRELAND – Turning the Corner of Renewal Most Rev Dr Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin Some months ago a commentator on […]
08/02/2013
THE URGENT NEED TO REFORM OUR ELECTORAL SYSTEM Dr Brendan Halligan, Chair Institute of European Affairs, former member of Dáil and Seanad, former General Secretary […]
08/02/2013
THE NEXT ELECTION STARTS THE DAY AFTER THIS ONE Noel Dempsey, former Fianna Fáil Minister for Environment & Local Govt, for Education & Science, for Communications, […]
08/02/2013
WHAT WE NEED IS TO RESTORE FAITH IN OUR POLITICS Alex White TD, Minister of State at Dept of Health The Constitutional Convention is one […]
08/02/2013
THE RHETORIC OF REFORM: WHAT STOPS REFORM FROM HAPPENING? Dr Niamh Hardiman, School of Politics and International Relations UCD, author of “Crisis in Irish Governance” […]
08/02/2013
LOYALTY TO AND RESPECT FOR OUR STATE Michael McDowell SC, former Minister for Justice and Tánaiste, former leader of the Progressive Democrats This year, […]
08/02/2013
A NEW VISION OF THE FUTURE IS WITHIN OUR GRASP Peadar Tóibín TD, Sinn Féin spokesperson on Enterprise, Jobs & Innovation One of the problems […]
08/02/2013
TRUST IN AND LOYALTY TO THE STATE NEED TO BE EARNED Joan Burton TD, Minister for Social Protection The State has always demanded loyalty from […]
08/02/2013
THE CONSTITUTION’S REPLACEMENT IS DESIRABLE Des O’Malley, former Minister, former Leader of the Progressive Democrats I feel that I should start by considering the effect […]
07/02/2013
NOT ONLY CORRUPTION BUT TREASON TOO Justine McCarthy, Sunday Times, Author of “Mary McAleese – the Outsider” and “Deep Deception – Ireland’s Swimming Scandals” Forgive […]
04/02/2013
THE CORRUPTION OR BROKENNESS OF IRISH POLITICS Pat Leahy, Political Editor, Sunday Business Post It has become one of the clichés of modern Irish political […]
04/02/2013
POLITICAL CORRUPTION IS NOT JUST ABOUT BROWN ENVELOPES Frank Flannery, Chairman, National Forum on Philanthropy Politics at its heart is all about one thing – […]
04/02/2013
CREATING A CULTURE OF INTEGRITY Senator Averil Power, Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Education & Skills ‘Trust me, I’m a politician’ – there’s a sentence guaranteed to […]
04/02/2013
The 12th Annual John Hume Lecture REFLECTING ON THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA Eamon Gilmore TD, Leader of the Labour Party, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs & […]
31/01/2013
The following list of papers were delivered at the MacGill Summer School 2012. The 12th Annual John Hume Lecture: REFLECTING ON THE PROGRESSIVE AGENDA Eamon Gilmore TD, […]
23/01/2013
Alphabetical list of past speakers (1981-2014) Gerry Adams TD, President Sinn Féin, deputy for Louth Dr Alan Ahearne, Department of Economics, NUI Galway, member of Central […]