The Potential Politics of a COVID-19 Vaccine Roll-Out
At long last, it seems as if 2020 has shone a ray of sunlight as it reaches its horizon. With the good news in recent weeks provided from the likes…
Biden’s Victory Represents a Massive Win for Ireland
With Joe Biden’s presidential victory, a collective sigh was released throughout the western world. However, nowhere was this projected further than in Ireland, the ancestral home of the president-elect, where…
Professor Farrell Has ‘High Hopes’ in Role of Chair of Scholarly Society
UCD’s Professor David Farrell was recently appointed as Chair of the European Consortium for Political Research, the scholarly society, based in Colchester, England. Celebrating its 50th year, the ECPR is…
The First 100 Days of the Department of Further and Higher Education
For many years now, much-needed reform has been found wanting within Irelands higher education system. Students, whose numbers have increased rapidly over recent decades are now paying the second-highest undergraduate…
US Foreign Policy under a President Biden – and how could it affect Ireland
During this current election cycle, much focus has been on the domestic issues gripping America. Presidential leadership, racial injustice, ending gun violence, along with effectively combatting the Coronavirus pandemic and…