Towards a Second Republic

'A very important, timely and relevant contribution to the ongoing debate about Ireland's future and the type of Republic we should aspire towards' -- Eamon Gilmore, Tánaiste and Leader, Irish Labour Party
'Kirby and Murphy have marched out on the battleground of ideas, asking how our political economy can be reformed. Indeed, they are demanding it. This is a work of scholarship written with the public in mind. Its contribution is delivered in a true republican fashion' -- Eamon Ryan, Leader, Irish Green party
'Ireland's crisis is both highly local, rooted in the failure of its own political culture and systems, and entirely global, emblematic of the failure of what had become a practically universal model of development. No account of the crisis has brought these two dimensions together so intelligently and persuasively as this' -- Fintan O'Toole, Journalist, Irish Times
'Most probably wish to get through the present crisis and back to normal. This book explains why that is neither possible nor desirable' -- David Begg, General Secretary Irish Congress of Trade Unions
'A tour de force ... marshals together the latest evidence, theory, political reform and experiments in civic initiatives' -- Senator Katherine Zappone
'At last, a book which recognises that the Irish republic never treated women as equal citizens, that inequality persisted and deepened during the Celtic Tiger years' -- Susan McKay, Director National Women's Council of Ireland
'The most important political analysis of the Irish crisis. A fundamental reimagining of Ireland as an independent state based upon republican values; a paradigm shift from a jaded political elite to a 'bottom-up' concept of democracy' -- Professor Fred Powell, Dean of Social Science, University College Cork