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By Lorna Siggins.NATIONAL policy planning should take a “life course” perspective from birth to old age, an NUI Galway (NUIG) report has found. The research by NUIG’s Irish Centre for Social Gerontology and School of Business and Economics says that planning should extend as far…

PAUL O'CONNOR outlines the role of UCD’s Institute of Criminology in producing evidence-based research for policy-making A LITTLE over a decade ago the Institute of Criminology was established in the School of Law at UCD. Since then, the multifaceted issue of crime and punishment has…

Older people in Ireland play a valuable role in supporting their families and communities, are generally happy with life and have significant unmet health needs, according to this report by Trinity College Dublin. This is the first in a series of four reports from The…

By JACK HORGAN-JONES GRASSROOTS POLITICAL action has the capacity to drive the renewal of Irish democracy, according to Fiach Mac Conghail, chairman of the “We The Citizens” public discussion group. The non-politically aligned initiative is aimed at encouraging people to engage with the political system…

By EOIN BURKE-KENNEDY Early intervention and evidence-based programmes are key to improving outcomes for at-risk children and saving money for the taxpayer in the longer term. This was the clear message to Government from the "What’s working for children" conference in Dublin today. Speaking at…

By Eilish O'Regan Elderly parents are bailing out their adult children with gifts of cash or assets, while regularly helping to care for their grandchildren too.The rise of the "granny nannies" is confirmed in a comprehensive study on ageing published yesterday.Nearly half of respondents cared for…

Wrenching cantata based on TRC testimony takes to the stage again, writes Robyn SassenBy Robyn Sassen When a brief season of composer Philip Miller's REwind was announced in Johannesburg three years ago, the news spread like wildfire - and the performances were all sold out in…

In this video, former Atlantic Philanthropies President and CEO Gara LaMarche and Senior Fellow Jack Rosenthal share impressions from their March 2011 trip to South Africa, including the need to narrow the gap between the promise and practice of South Africa’s constitution, unity, and their…

A short message from former President & CEO of The Atlantic Philanthropies, Gara LaMarche, about how Atlantic promotes social justice in the seven countries in which we work.

By Mong Binh.HCMC - Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd said Vietnam was becoming one of Australia’s most important partners in Asia-Pacific given this ASEAN nation’s increasing role in the region and its growth. Rudd was speaking to over 200 people including government and corporate representatives…