Books in Print 2019

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC BOOKS IN ADMINISTRATION PRINT 2019 IRELAND − A DIRECTORY 2019 Ireland − A Directory is an inclusive and extensive directory. It is widely regarded as Ireland's most comprehensive database with details on approximately 9,000 organisations, covering both the private sector and the public sector. Its information ranges over a wide number of areas including local authorities, government departments, voluntary agencies, professional organisations, merchant banks, advertising agencies, third-level institutions, independent radio stations, religious denominations and EU institutions. Ireland − A Directory is a superb point of reference for anyone involved in business, the public sector or the media, who needs to know and keep abreast of what is happening in our economic and political system and who to contact. Ireland − A Directory is a must-have in business circles, because it brings everything you need together in one place. Ireland − A Directory also includes statistics on various topics including Ireland's population, labour, trade, public finances, social welfare, justice, health and education. There are also wide-ranging sections giving general information on Ireland and an international information section. The Directory contains the name, description and full contact details of each listed organisation, along with the names of key personnel from board to middle management level. The Directory contains a wealth of valuable statistical information and research material designed for both the casual and professional user. The Directory’s Diary is designed in a week-to-view, flexible and non-time-restrained format with lined entries for each day. Daily events are listed from the world of business, culture and sport. 1 LATEST PUBLICATIONS Irish Parliamentarians Deputies and Senators 1918-2018 Anthony White 2018, 600p, ISBN 978-1-910393-25-3 (hbk) Price: €60.00 The Republic of Ireland (formerly the Irish Free State), born in revolution and baptised in civil war, is one of the few states established in the aftermath of the 1914–18 European war to have survived as parliamentary democracies throughout the succeeding century. Irish Parliamentarians is a directory of the 1,780 men and women who have been deputies (TDs) or senators in the parliament of the Irish state since the first meeting of Dáil Éireann in January 1919. It profiles the founders of modern Irish democracy and their successors, with details of their families, education, and careers inside and outside politics. In these pages we find, for example, Constance Markievicz, Michael Collins, Éamon de Valera, W.T. Cosgrave, Seán Lemass, Jack Lynch, Liam Cosgrave, Charles J. Haughey, Garret FitzGerald and Mary Robinson, along with a host of major and minor figures who contributed to Irish life and the evolution of the modern Irish state. Emerging from a society with virtually no industrial structure, the early parliamentarians were mostly minor public servants, farmers, teachers, journalists and merchants, along with lawyers, medical doctors and other professionals. Their profile widened in later years, reflecting changes in Irish society and the economy, most notably in the increasing number of women elected in recent decades. 1,302 have been deputies and 478 senators, with 318 TDs also serving terms as senators. Of the total, 189 have been women. Those elected to the Dáil and Seanad have come from over 20 political parties, with a significant number of independents. All are profiled here, in a comprehensive volume that will be an indispensable source for anyone with an interest in the personalities and evolution of Irish democracy. 2 Local Government In the Republic of Ireland Mark Callanan 2018, 468p, ISBN 978-1-910393-23-9 Price: €40.00 The importance and potential of local government in Ireland is often understated. Local government plays a vital, even if undervalued, role in Ireland’s system of government. Members of the public – the citizens served by local government – often remain unaware of its impact on their daily lives until vital services such as roads are negatively affected by severe weather conditions or a controversial planning decision is made. Local Government in the Republic of Ireland is a valuable resource for those with an interest in knowing more about how our system of local government works, including students, practitioners, and those who regularly interact with local councils. It explains the geographic basis for county council and city council areas; how local councils are elected; and the role of local councillors and the executive/staff in local government. The book provides an overview of the services provided, financing, participation, and accountability in local government. How local government interacts with central government, a range of different public bodies, regional structures, and the European Union is also examined. Ireland’s system is assessed in the context of local government systems internationally. The book also explores more recent developments, such as the introduction of the local property tax, debates over directly elected mayors, metropolitan governance and the role of ‘city regions’, and local government’s new role in economic development and enterprise support. Contents 1. The Role of Local Government 8. Democratic and Accountability Reforms 2. The Evolution and Reform of Local 9. Managerial and Administrative Reforms Government 10. Intergovernmental Relations and 3. Local Government Areas and Territory Multilevel Governance 4. The Local Council and Elected 11. Regionalisation Councillors 12. Europeanisation 5. The Local Executive 13. Comparing Irish Local Government 6. Local Government Functions 14. Localism and Centralism in Ireland and Services 15. The Future of Local Government 7. Local Government Finance 3 Judicial Power in Ireland Carolan, Eoin Ed. 2018, 432p, ISBN 978-1-910393-19-2 €35.00 The third and final publication in the Institute of Public Administration’s series on the core branches of government, this book offers a comprehensive and multi-faceted assessment of judicial power in Ireland. Bringing together leading figures from inside and outside the administration of justice, Judicial Power in Ireland provides a timely insight into the principles, the politics and the people that shape the relationships between the courts and the other branches of government. Opinions have long differed over the power and position of what is – outside legal circles at least – Ireland’s least-studied government institution. Perceptions of the courts often follow the outcome of specific cases. This means the judicial branch has been characterised by some as boldly activist and by others as timidly conservative. This collection of essays goes beyond a review of individual decisions to providing a fully contextualised assessment of how the courts operate. How has judicial power in Ireland been shaped by its history? What are the concepts, principles and interpretative techniques that influence judicial decision- making in practice? How are decisions affected by court structures and procedures? What impact has the development of European courts had on judicial power in Ireland? What are the implications of recent reforms for the role of the Supreme Court? And what will this mean for the power of the judiciary, and for their relationship with the political branches of government in the future? These questions are particularly relevant given the emerging authoritarian or populist threats to judicial independence and the rule of law in Europe and elsewhere; and the unprecedented level of controversy in Ireland in recent years around issues of judicial appointments, discipline, representation, pay and pensions. These events are subjected to detailed analysis in a dedicated section of the book. Part 1. The Establishment of an Irish Judiciary Part 2. The Judicial Power in Ireland: Principles, Practices and Procedures Part 3. The Future of the Irish Judiciary: Challenges and Changes 4 Envoy Extraordinary: Professor Smiddy of Cork Sagarra, Eda 2018, 200p, ISBN 978-1-910393-22-2 Price: €20.00 Professor Timothy Aloysius Smiddy (1875–1962) – academic, economist, diplomat, public servant and businessman – had a remarkable career spanning six decades in both the public service and the private sphere. This is the story of an eminent son of Cork, whose career was closely interwoven with the early history of the Irish state. Despite his unique role as adviser to Michael Collins, W.T. Cosgrave and Éamon de Valera, and his many achievements, Smiddy has remained an elusive figure in documented Irish history. This exhaustively researched biography sets that right. Having been educated in Ireland, France and Germany, Smiddy started and concluded his working life in the world of commerce. Fifteen years as an academic were followed by over twenty years as a public servant in various roles. He served on several high-profile committees and commissions between 1923 and 1956, some of which he chaired. Following his retirement from the public service at the age of seventy he continued to make a significant contribution, and was a successful chairman of the board of Arklow Pottery. Smiddy provided financial expertise to the Irish delegation to the Anglo-Irish Treaty negotiations (1921) and to the Provisional Government of the Irish Free State. He was the first representative of a Dominion of the British Commonwealth of Nations to the United States and Canada, from 1924 to 1929. Unusually for an important figure in the nascent Free State, he had not been involved in the conflicts of 1916–23. As an accomplished linguist with an international outlook, Smiddy helped to steer the Free State away from a narrowly insular mindset. In shedding light on his life and times, this biography also illuminates twentieth-century Irish history. Contents 1. Late Victorian Cork, 1875–1901 2. University College Cork, 1909–22 3. Economic adviser and government agent, 1921–4 4. ‘Travelling salesman for the Free State’: minister plenipotentiary, 1924–9 5. High Commissioner in London, 1929–30 6. ‘In the wilderness?’ The Tariff Commission 1930–3 7. Adviser to de Valera, 1932–45 8. Monetary and banking policy 9.

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