July 17th Afternoon: The Recession Diaries
Ah, the haute bourgeoisie – I know the old Scotsman warned us against letting them talk to each other. This is wise counsel but I have found that they can be amazingly open, almost innocent...
View ArticleJuly 29th Morning: The Recession Diaries
The bloggers over at Dublin Opinion are forever uncovering gems. Their latest little dig, courtesy of Conor, brings us ‘Charley’s March of Time’– an animated promotional film produced by the British...
View ArticleAugust 31st Afternoon (The Sun Also Shines): The Recession Diaries
I don’t know Dr. Gerry Burke. Were he to walk past me on the street, I wouldn’t know him. So, please, someone point him out. I want to buy him a pint. For Dr Burke...
View ArticleOctober 19th Afternoon: The Recession Diaries
The Leader of the Opposition would equally be of the view that he needs to see fairness and equity in the way in which scarce resources are allocated. Can he justify a change by his...
View ArticleTranslation: Are the Mareas a new trade unionism?
Translation of an article published on the Madrilonia website on the 10th of January which asks Are the Mareas a new trade unionism? It describes how the forms of networked democratic participation...
View ArticleStatement from Galway Pro-Choice
Statement from Galway Pro-Choice 21 years since the X Case Ruling, the Irish Government has finally introduced legislation to provide for life-saving terminations. However, instead of protecting women,...
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A More Equitable and Efficient Way to Roll Out Free GP Care
I am a great fan of universality. It binds people from all social constituencies through shared public provision. It pools risk on the insurance principle. It removes public goods and services from...
View ArticleThe O’Leary-isation of the Public Sector
At the Reform Alliance national chit-chat Ed Walsh popped up to talk about what the Health Services need. You might remember Ed Walsh – former President of Limerick University and the one who spread...
View ArticleDanger, Danger: The Government’s Health Insurance Model
There are many issues to be sorted with the introduction of the Universal Health Insurance: will it be a competitive private insurance market (a la Netherlands with its rapidly rising health costs) or...
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The Cost of Our Health
Do we spend too much on healthcare? The EU Commission seems to think so. In their country-specific recommendations for Ireland they state: ‘Even though Ireland has a relatively young population,...
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A Costly Health Service?
There are assertions that Ireland has a very costly health service; that we spend a lot but get little to show for it. This post will look at claims that we are high spenders when it comes to health....
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