Get Shit Done

Getting shit done means having the people to do it. But the Irish civil service is a bit of a black box. In this episode, we talk about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better. Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.Questions or feedback? [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePodPatreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcastSubstack: https://getshitdonepod.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dermot McCarthy has held two of the three most senior roles in the civil service: Secretary General to the Government of Ireland and Secretary General of the Department of An Taoiseach. He played a significant role in the social partnership process, and previously served as the director of the National Economic and Social Council. He retired in 2011.We talk to Dermot about how the civil service works, its strengths and weaknesses, and how it could work better.Questions or feedback? [email protected]: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePodPatreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcastSubstack: https://getshitdonepod.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ireland is the most centralised country in the EU. That is a disaster for getting shit done, our democracy, and our politics. How centralised are we? What does that mean? And how can we fix it?Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePodPatreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcastSubstack: https://getshitdonepod.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nat O'Connor has 25 years of policy and research experience. He has been Executive Director at Tasc, Assistant Professor in UCD, Senior Public Affairs and Policy Specialist at Age Action Ireland, and Political Director at the Labour Party, among many other roles in public and academic life. He joins Keire to talk about the problem of centralisation in Ireland.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePodPatreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcastSubstack: https://getshitdonepod.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What makes Ireland's voting system unusual? What does that do to our politics? And does it prevent us from getting shit done? We talk populism and vision, personality voting, ruling the void, the whip system, and, as always, centralisation.YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GetShtDonePodPatreon: https://patreon.com/GetShitDonePodcastSubstack: https://getshitdonepod.substack.com/Hosted by Keire Murphy and Aidan Regan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.