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The end of Science Foundation Ireland
I served on the Board of SFI in its early years at the start of the millennium. Minister Simon Harris, now our “TikTok Taoiseach”, has ruled that it should no longer continue in its present form. This piece was published … Continue reading
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Avaticians – the rise of the political avatars
This was my first piece of 2024, published in the Irish Times on January 11th. Since I published it, avaticians are becoming a “thing” in India’s elections, see this Al-Jazeera article from February 20th. — Politicians and leaders have frequently … Continue reading
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