Final Report of the FuturesIreland Project

Ireland At Another Turning Point: Reviving Development, Reforming Institutions and Liberating Capabilities.

Materials from FuturesIreland Launch, April 2010

Download speech by Dr. Rory O' Donnell, Director, National Economic and Social Council here.

Download speech by Dr. Larry O' Connell, Project Director, FuturesIreland here.

Project Updates

• Report on FuturesIreland. Report by Dr. Larry O'Connell to the NESC Council (pdf; June 2008)

Early Presentations

• Learning Society Foresight. Presentation by Peter Cassells at the inaugural NAP meeting of the FuturesIreland project, April 2007. (pdf; 889KB)

• Reframing the Debate on Ireland's Future. Presentation by Rory O' Donnell at the inaugural NAP meeting of the FuturesIreland project, April 2007. (pdf; 143KB)

Defining the Project

• Exploration and Leadership in a Changing World. Report to the NAP, September 2007. (pdf; 180kB)

Approach to the Analytical Framework

• Data Generation, Analytical Framework and Emergent Themes. Report to the NAP, January 2008. (pdf; 254KB)
• Digging Deeper. Introductory Statement for the NAP meeting, May 2008. (pdf; 120KB)