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The time(s) to think
How much time did you have to sit and think today? The time we have for this is malleable. It is shaped by others, by ourselves and even...

thepubliclifeofthe
Oct 26, 202411 min read


Wander, wonder, sonder
You couldn’t miss it. Plastered on the bus stop glass calling on the new Prime Minister to save a local school.
Ciaran Cummins
Sep 2, 20246 min read


The Push and Pull of Reflection
With each chapter I write of my book, I find myself gravitating towards a particular idea that helps me grapple with answering the...

thepubliclifeofthe
Apr 14, 20247 min read


(Some) Ways of Seeing
The book I am writing is making me look at all manner of things. When you set yourself the task of answering a question as broad as,...

thepubliclifeofthe
Feb 7, 20248 min read


The present conditional
Who, in society, gets the opportunity to reflect, and why?
Ciaran Cummins
Dec 22, 20237 min read
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