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Sarah Carey asks ‘is there anything to be said for another Citizens’ Assembly?’ (Irish Independent, September 9) No, no please. Have we not had enough of this type of “democracy”, or, rather, lack thereof?

Jack Santa Barbara looks at how to clarify what goals are needed for truly sustainable businesses, concluding we need a major rethink to actually operate sustainably

IeExplains takes issues we hear about every day and discusses them in a jargon-free way

In the course of almost 60 years of activism I have been very lucky to meet many wonderful, committed, compassionate republicans. On Saturday, in B...

DUBLIN—The Irish Presidency is primarily a ceremonial position, which precludes the incumbent from commenting on government policy. However, Ireland's President, Michael D. Higgins, has on occasion broken with convention. Late June was a case in point.

Wealth Shared is a project set up by Liverpool-based economist David Clarke to determine how to spend £100,000 of his inheritance

President Higgins’ intervention has turned up the heat in the neutrality debate ahead of a key government event to discuss Ireland’s security future.

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Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said the “surest guarantee” that unionists’ cultural identity “will prosper and be protected” in a united Ireland is if they co-operate.

The impact of devolution on our life expectancy is better than expected