Puts forward case for Fine Gael as only party that can deliver [economic and social renewal] for a modern Ireland, describing party as pursuing ‘the values of modernity, openness, pluralism, tolerance, opportunity, responsibility, care and aspiration.’ Wednesday August 29– Paschal…
“Four men, a lawyer, a doctor, an engineer and a politician are discussing which of their trades was the oldest, and the lawyer starts by saying that surely it was his because right back at the dawn of mankind Cain…
Keynote speech by Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD, with response by Economist, Dan O’Brien. Part 1. Keynote speech by Minister for Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe TD Part 2. Response by Economist, Dan O’Brien.…
Event to mark Lá na mBan recommends a range of supports to encourage women in public life and business Political think-tank, the Collins Institute has called for further supports to encourage greater participation by women across all aspects of Irish…
The Collins Institute is pleased to invite you to our celebration of the centenary of women’s suffrage in Ireland. On February 6, 1918, women in Ireland got to play their role in the democratic process, gaining the right to vote…
Political think-tank the Collins Institute has called for an online course in personal finance to equip citizens to make better financial decisions. In a new report entitled ‘Equipping Citizens to Deal with Financial Choice’, the Institute recommends that the course…
The paper will be launched by the Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform, Paschal Donohoe, alongside members of the Collins Institute Board. The Collins Institute, Fine Gael’s policy think tank, will launch a paper titled “Equipping Citizens to…
SAVE THE DATE Friday 16 / Sat 17 June, 2017. (Fri 2pm – 5.30pm; Sat 10am – 6pm) Trinity College, Dublin. A defining characteristic of populism is that its proponents claim to speak for “the people”. This short…
The Collins Institute is today publishing three reports on Welfare Reform. Our first report, the Enabling State, argues that we need a new approach to welfare in Ireland. The current welfare system provides citizens with a basic safety net –…
The Collins Institute, which was publicly launched in December 2014, is publishing today its first major policy report entitled Citizen Government: Political and Public Sector Reform in a Just Republic. The report contains a series of proposals which, if implemented,…
