The European Network
Were we here first? Part Four
Having arrived at Charles Darwin’s contribution last week, we now have to see what it really was useful for since science has overhauled ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – EU & Me – Five Reflections on Ireland
« Ça va Patrick, as-tu tout compris?» (have you understood everything?) I’ll never forget the dread I felt on hearing these words from my ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – Opening New Doors
It was 1st January 1973 and I no longer felt like a young person living on a cold, bleak island off another cold ...
The European Network
Were we here first? Part Three
Picking up where we left off last week, we are considered to be the only survivors of that diverse group of primates, humans ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – A Success Story Likely to Continue
Ireland joined the EU on 1 January 1973 following an overwhelming 83% “yes” vote in the respective referendum of 10 May 1972. Since ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – Membership and Gender Equality – Lots Done but More to Do
When I look back, I sometimes wonder how things might have been if we had not joined the European Economic Community in 1973. ...
The European Network
Were we here first? Part Two
Now it is time to clear up some of the confusing bits in Part One. How I shall do that is by confusing ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – Sangwidges and Solidarity
One of my earliest memories was catching a ride on horse drawn cart down St Patrick St with my cousins. The cart made ...
Ireland EU 50
Ireland EU 50 – The View From the Other Side of the World
At the time, I was not aware of just how Irish I am, so didn’t pay much attention to Ireland’s joining what was ...
The European Network
Were we here first? Part One
Just to put you in the picture before we go on a little jaunt in that space between human evolution, civilisation before human ...
