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Official indifference and persistent procrastination: An analysis of Sinnott
(Judicial Studies Institute, 2002)
The Supreme Court decision in Sinnott v. Minister for
Education,
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though predictable, resulted in widespread
disappointment among disability groups and families of
people with disabilities. By a majority of six to ...
Cultural Control and the Culture Manager: Employment Practices in a Consultancy
(Work Employment and Society, 2000-01-01)
This article explores the use of company culture as a means of management control. It reports research conducted in a consultancy that aimed to secure loyalty from its employees through a conscious policy of organised play ...
An analysis of the Rural Environmental Protection Scheme
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2002)
The Rural Environment Protection Scheme (REPS) was introduced under Council Regulation 2078/92 in order to encourage farmers to carry out their activities in a more extensive and environmentally friendly manner. This paper ...
Researching Search - A Study into Search Engine Marketing Practices in Ireland
(INSTICC Press, 2008-07)
Researchers have identified the Web as the searchers first port of call for locating information. Search
Engine Marketing (SEM) strategies have been noted as a key area for firms to consider when developing,
maintaining ...
The citizenship referendum: issues, observations and concerns
(National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism, 2004-06)
This report is the third of a new series of advocacy papers produced by the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI). The first advocacy paper focussed on the reform and harmonisation of ...
Possible Irish responses to climate change
(Kluwer Law International, 2008)
Climate change is becoming a very important political, social and economic issue. Recent weeks have seen the publication of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Fourth Assessment Report, with predictions of ...
‘Substantial Interest’ requirement for judicial review of planning decisions: Harding v Cork County Council and An Bord Pleanála and Xces Projects Ltd now known as Kinsale Harbour Developments Ltd [2008] IESC 27; [2008] 2 ILRM 251
(SAGE Publications, 2009-02)
The Supreme Court of Ireland recently considered the criteria by which a person may be said to have a “substantial interest” (which is the statutory requirement) in a planning matter which is sufficient to allow that person ...
Access to justice under the Århus Convention and Irish judicial review
(SAGE Publications, 2008)
The case of Sweetman v An Bord Pleanála, decided in the High Court of Ireland in April 2007, raises a number of interesting issues regarding the scope of Directive 2003/35/EC on public participation in respect of the ...
The Irish national climate change strategy: new laws, future policies?
(Round Hall, 2009)
This paper is an overview of climate change law and policy in Ireland. It sketches the background to the international agreements covering climate change emissions. It also gives a brief summary of relevant European ...
Varieties of Mathematics in Economics
(National University of Ireland, Galway, 2007)
Real analysis, founded on the Zermelo-Fraenkel axioms, buttressed by the axiom of choice, is the dominant variety of mathematics utilized in the formalization of economic theory. The accident of history that led to this ...