Shane Fitzgerald

Shane Fitzgerald is a policy analyst at the Institute of International and European Affairs in Dublin. His research areas include international financial reform, the European political economy and the UK's European and foreign policies.

Euro crisis will sideline UK in Europe

The UK will be sidelined in Europe as the euro-crisis leads the Euro group to form the faster core of a two-speed Europe. Both Europe and Britain will be worse off for it

By Shane Fitzgerald

/ 11 Aug 2011

Ireland: high time for political renewal

The opposition Fine Gael party, set to play a leading role in the next government, has put forward a programme that proposes to abolish the Seanad, strengthen the parliamentary committee system, reform the legislative process, overhaul the budgetary system, bolster transparency and protect whistle

By Shane Fitzgerald

/ 21 Dec 2010