Monthly Archives: April 2012

Solving Ireland’s Youth Unemployment Crisis

Posted on April 26, 2012 by admin

A recently published survey of students should make sobering reading for Ireland’s politicians. The poll, conducted by international research firm Trendence, asked 6,000 students in Irish universities if they intend to leave the country after graduation to secure a job … Continue reading →

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Book Review: David Harvey – Rebel Cities

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

Last January 25, over 50,000 people occupied in Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, in protest at the regime of Hosni Mubarak. Less than a week later, the number of protestors in the square and surrounding streets had swelled to more … Continue reading →

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Between the Lines

Posted on April 23, 2012 by admin

In 1971, a parliamentary Working Group criticised the speed with which walls, gates and fences were being put up to separate Catholic and Protestant communities in Northern Ireland. The ‘peace lines’, constructed mainly by the British army, were creating an … Continue reading →

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Will Titanic Quarter Sink?

Posted on April 15, 2012 by admin

The Titanic Quarter in Belfast was meant to signal the rebirth of the city, but a downturn in the property market has raised fears about its viability, writes Peter Geoghegan. The Titanic sank on its maiden voyage, a century ago … Continue reading →

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