John Tyndall: how a lecture in Belfast 150 years in the past supercharged the trendy debate on consciousness
Ulster Hall in 1890 - second constructing from the left. National Library of Ireland on The CommonsOn 19 August 1874,...
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Would you sit on a jury to assessment authorities laws? Citizen oversight panels may make this course of extra open and democratic
Juries render choices on advanced authorized questions and will do the identical as a part of the regulatory course of....
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Leo Varadkar: the political backdrop to his shock resignation as Ireland’s prime minister
Leo Varadkar surprised Ireland by resigning as taoiseach (prime minister) in an emotional speech that noticed him declare to be...
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Ireland referendums: what went fallacious for the federal government and why double defeat attracts a line beneath a decade of constitutional reform
Ireland, greater than another EU nation, has a protracted and vibrant historical past of referendums. Another chapter in that historical...
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How Ireland’s double referendum suits into an extended historical past of voting for constitutional change
The referendums going down in Ireland on March 8 spotlight the significance of language. In two votes, the general public...
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How Sinn Féin reinvented itself from IRA associations to practical leftwing various
Addressing the newly restored Northern Ireland Assembly, Sinn Féin First Minister Michelle O’Neill assured everybody that she can be working...
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According to Ireland’s structure, a girl’s duties are within the dwelling – however a referendum might be about to vary its sexist wording
Shutterstock/Everett Collection On March 8 – International Women’s Day – Irish residents will vote in a referendum on whether or...
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Irish referendum: how the Catholic church formed Ireland’s structure to outline the standing of ladies
It has been 87 years since feminist and activist Hanna Sheehy-Skeffington declared that the brand new 1937 Irish structure was...
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Brigid’s Day: how a pageant of fireside and fertility connects Christian Ireland with its pagan previous
Brigid’s Day is the primary conventional pageant of the calendar 12 months in Ireland and has been for hundreds of...
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What Canada can study from Ireland on citizen engagement to bolster democracy
Canadian democracy is below strain. Recent challenges have ranged from Ottawa’s so-called Freedom Convoy protests in 2022, which resulted within...
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