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# BIG IDEAS

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Almost 250 years after the last native wolf was killed, is Ireland ready for the debate about bringing them back?
The Green Party has tabled a Dáil motion calling for wolves to be reintroduced in a bid to help rewild parts of the countryside.
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Oct 1st 2019, 2:54 PM
'The returns are huge if we can do this': The need for a world-class public transport system in Ireland
What needs to happen in Ireland to drastically improve our public transport?
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Aug 28th 2019, 8:30 PM
Ear surgery, Oscar Wilde and 'smart pebbles': Inside Enterprise Ireland's 'Big Ideas'
The startup showcase, which took place earlier this month, is in its 11th year.
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Jun 27th 2019, 10:10 AM
The firm behind First Dates Ireland: 'You're only as good as your last job and next idea'
For Coco Television and other independent TV outfits, a lot hinges on the whims of RTÉ.
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May 14th 2017, 8:30 PM
Could these 9 ideas change Ireland for the better?
We often think that we have to wait for the system to change things – but we don’t, argues SEI’s Darren Ryan.
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Oct 23rd 2016, 11:00 AM
Michel Platini has a scheme to improve football and it involves taking a rule from rugby
Platini is in favour of a sin-bin in football.
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Dec 28th 2014, 4:52 PM
What would you do to improve Ireland?
‘Citizen parliament’ to brainstorm at festival on ways to shake up our society, culture, government and economy. What ideas would you have?
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Jul 27th 2013, 9:15 AM
Dublin to host TEDx talks aimed solely at young people
Cystic Fibrosis campaigner and journalist Orla Tinsley and exonerated former Death Row inmate Peter Pringle are among the speakers at the TEDxYouth event which is being held to coincide with Universal Children’s Day.
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Nov 2nd 2012, 7:15 AM