Reflections from the Dublin City Transport Plan Protest

The reason we gathered was to demand the full implementation of the Dublin Transport Plan, that has been developed over...
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Reflections from the Dublin City Transport Plan Protest

“Why we can’t have nice things”: Dublin Edition

Dublin city centre is unusually congested. It is estimated that the extent of traffic in the capital costs hundreds of...
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“Why we can’t have nice things”: Dublin Edition

Nature Restoration Law—Real hope after false starts

Where other laws and protections have failed, there is hope that the EU Nature Restoration Law will succeed. It is...
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Nature Restoration Law—Real hope after false starts

Enabling Death? Euthanasia from a disability perspective ~ Annual Theology Lecture 2024

We were delighted to have welcomed Professor Brian Brock to speak at our annual lecture this year!
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Enabling Death? Euthanasia from a disability perspective ~ Annual Theology Lecture 2024

Ancient Scriptures and Contemporary Problems

I have spent a lot of time in the last month reading and re-reading an odd, short book in the...
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Ancient Scriptures and Contemporary Problems

Ireland Remains a Neoliberal State

A certain sector of the Irish population seems to strongly dislike David McWilliams. He is often the butt of jokes...
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Ireland Remains a Neoliberal State

Laudato Si week and functioning democracy

Laudato Si’ was published 9 years ago this week. “Laudato Si’ Week” began as a way to celebrate the first...
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Laudato Si week and functioning democracy

The Lepers of the Road

It is National Bike Week and the transport news is dominated by escooters. On Monday next, they finally become legal...
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The Lepers of the Road

History’s Warning to the Protest Haters

Last weekend, students from Trinity College, Dublin blockaded the library where the Book of Kells is on display and established...
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History’s Warning to the Protest Haters

Safe transport infrastructure is not only a social justice issue but a matter of life and death

Last week stands out in one's mind as significant in terms of safety and active transport. On the 24th of...
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Safe transport infrastructure is not only a social justice issue but a matter of life and death

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Economic justice is perhaps the fulcrum around which all social justice debates in contemporary society rotate. In our political discourse, every question of human flourishing seems to be reduced to bottom-line thinking.

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Jason Cullen from Dublin Commuters Coalition leads the protest outside City Hall for the full implementation of the Dublin Transport Plan, July 8th 2024.

Reflections from the Dublin City Transport Plan Protest

The reason we gathered was to demand the full implementation of the Dublin Transport Plan, that has been developed over years by expert engineers and city officials. It has been subject to extensive public consultation. It has been voted on twice by the elected representatives of the city. And it is being held up because the CEO of the Council has capitulated to a small group of business leaders, who have the backing of a junior minister who, new to the job, is quickly exploring just how far she can reach.

“Why we can’t have nice things”: Dublin Edition

Dublin city centre is unusually congested. It is estimated that the extent of traffic in the capital costs hundreds of millions of euros a year in lost productivity. For these very practical reasons, the city council has committed to a new transport plan. Initially will involve a couple of hundred metres of bus gates and… Read more »

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Nature Restoration Law—Real hope after false starts

Where other laws and protections have failed, there is hope that the EU Nature Restoration Law will succeed. It is the first continent-wide, comprehensive law of its kind. It aims to ensure that 20% of EU’s land and sea are protected by 2030 with all ecosystems in need of restoration by 2050. The scale of this ambition means that European-wide restoration work will make a significant difference to the overall health of Europe’s biodiversity.

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Enabling Death? Euthanasia from a disability perspective ~ Annual Theology Lecture 2024

We were delighted to have welcomed Professor Brian Brock to speak at our annual lecture this year!

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