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Chuck Feeney charity funds citizens' assembly idea, national citizens’ assembly
By Mary Minihan. ATLANTIC PHILANTHROPIES has given €630,000 to a new initiative aimed at encouraging people to engage with the political system through a national citizens’ assembly. The chairman of We The Citizens, Fiach Mac Conghail, who is also director of the Abbey Theatre, said…
Author: The Irish Times
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Independent initiative to help renew trust in public life
NATIONAL CITIZENS’ ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD IN JUNE We the Citizens, an independent national initiative aimed at showing how Ireland could benefit from citizens coming together in new forms of public decision-making, has been launched in Dublin. The objective is to help to renew democracy…
Author: We the Citizens
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Citizens Advice Provides New Home for A2B’s Ground-Breaking Internet Service
A2B Chair John Keanie (left) hands over the reins to A2B’s groundbreaking web-based services to Derek Alcorn, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice (Northern Ireland). Today marks the hand-over to Citizens Advice (Northern Ireland) of a ground-breaking, 5 year development project that has helped pump £50m into…
Author: Citizens Advice
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Forum calls on citizens to help reinvigorate nation
A NATIONAL gathering of concerned citizens is to be held in the summer with a view to re-invigorating Ireland’s democratic institutions and restoring trust in public life. We the Citizens, an independent national forum aimed at showing the benefits of public engagement with national decision…
Author: Irish Examiner
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Public Affairs: People Power
In June, The Atlantic Philanthropies supported a citizens’ assembly organised in Dublin by We the Citizens. The group of 100 participants discussed political and electoral reform, and debated tax increase options, spending cuts and privatisation. Topics were determined by popular issues discussed at seven prior…
Author: Eolas Magazine
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Non-EU parents of citizens entitled to residency, court rules
by Carol Coulter, Legal Affairs Editor IN A ruling with major implications for Irish policy, the European Court of Justice has ruled that the non-EU parents of an EU citizen child must be allowed to live and work in that EU state. Until 2005 all…
Author: The Irish Times
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Senior citizens body angry as funds cut
THERE WERE angry responses from many of the delegates at the Senior Citizens Parliament’s annual conference yesterday on hearing that its funding from the Department of Health and Children has been withdrawn from the end of 2007. The department has funded the group, which represents…
Author: Irish Times
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Improving Access to Health Care for Older Adults
The National Senior Citizens Law Center is launching a new campaign to use strategic litigation and administrative policy advocacy to protect low income older adults’ access to affordable health care. The campaign is supported by The Atlantic Philanthropies. Now is a time when legal advocacy…
Author: National Senior Citizens Law Center
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Two Atlantic Ageing Grantees Receive "People of the Year" Award
Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament and the Irish Hospice Foundation are Atlantic grantees. The Irish Senior Citizens’ Parliament is thrilled and delighted that its President, Sylvia Meehan, has been presented with a prestigious “People of the Year” award. Sylvia was presented with the award by Mary…
Author: Irish Senior Citizens' Parliament
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New Irish citizens will have to swear oath of fidelity
This Irish Times article gives an overview of key changes that were recently made to improve the citizenship application procedure. Several Atlantic grantees have been advocating for these improvements for many years, including the Immigrant Council of Ireland, which recently published Living in Limbo, a report on…
Author: The Irish Times