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Ireland Version 2 – our democracy’s due an upgrade
Gearoid FitzgibbonBy Gearoid FitzgibbonGiven the scale of the economic crisis in Ireland, it is no surprise that political reform was one of the key...
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What makes Swedish childcare so different?
By Jenny Tellström Six per cent of those working in childcare in Sweden are men, one of the highest rates in Europe. In Ireland it’s...
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You’re never too old
Helen CallanBy Helen CallanFrom Townspark, Navan, Co. Meath, Helen Callan, who is now in her 50s, volunteers with young people at risk of drug...
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A lesson for the country – Ballymun kids lift school attendance by 14,000 days
The Government is planning to extend the law that holds parents to account when their child misses school unnecessarily. The...
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Village buys business and saves jobs
BY EVELYN O’ROURKEThe village of Sangudo in Alberta, Canada, mirrors some of the challenges faced by communities in Ireland. With...
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Cut to Back To Work Allowance “a concern”
Louise BroganThe level of State financial support for people starting their own business – critical to 5,040 people who did just that last year...
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476 new businesses sprout in Donegal – with a survival rate of 60% after three years
AIB’s Jim McLaughlin, DLDC chair Jim Slevin and winner Michael Conway. Ann Styles reportsEntrepreneurs in Donegal have access to...
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Traveller Beoirs mean business! – Galway Traveller Women Entrepreneurs launch a toolkit
Bridget Kelly, Joanna Corcoran and Anne Marie McDonagh at the launch of the Enterprising Traveller Women' toolkit by GTM's ETWE...
