This is going to be well worth going to folks, organised by ISKS at UL.
Following on from the first ISKS conversation between Professor Ruth Levitas and Michael D. Higgins on transformative tools for a better Ireland, the second conversation focuses on the options now facing Irish society before what is likely to be the most [...]
EC4333 students, click here to read an article describing the Lisbon treaty’s possible effects on energy security in the EU. From the article:
A wider and deeper understanding of this state of affairs on the part of the citizens of Europe and their respective member states and the urgent need for the EU to address this [...]
Click below to watch Robert Kennedy talking about Gross National Product and its flaws, more than 40 years ago. EC4004 students should pay particular interest. It’s a lovely piece of film.
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