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History & Policy Papers
Our History & Policy section is where historians have the opportunity to contribute to policy debates. The papers illustrate how studying the past helps us understand the present and includes features on the financial crisis, the Irish health system and the Occupy movement.
Currently History Hub.ie has 11 Working Papers in History and Policy available. The papers can be read on the site or downloaded as PDFs.
Recent Papers
Pacta Sunt Servanda once again: the story of Greece and Ireland
In his observations about the Irish situation in 2012, Olli Rehn said that the principle ‘pacta sunt servanda’ had a long legal and historical tradition behind it. In this paper Patrick Healy examines the tradition to see whether it supports the European Commission’s position about the legal obligations of the Irish State.
Latest History & Policy
Pacta Sunt Servanda once again: the story of Greece and Ireland
In his observations about the Irish situation in 2012, Olli Rehn said that the principle ‘pacta sunt servanda’ had a long legal and historical tradition behind it. In this paper Patrick Healy examines the tradition to see whether it supports the European Commission’s position about the legal obligations of the Irish State.
Sports Rights Commercialization Revisited: Sky and the GAA
Although the GAA hierarchy has sought to portray the deal with Sky as a success and consider the reaction of people in Britain to be ‘a vindication’, the reality is, at best, much more complex – and one might legitimately arrive at entirely the opposite conclusion.
