Module: The Irish Political System

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	The Irish Political System
Module Code	LG108X
School	School of Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Deiric O'Broin Semester 2: Deiric O'Broin Autumn: Deiric O'Broin
Module Teachers	Deiric O'Broin
NFQ level	6	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

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Description

To introduce students to the operation of the Irish political system and in so doing, enable the students to understand the operation of political systems more generally.

Learning Outcomes

1. - students will be able to demonstrate a good knowledge of the Irish political system and current affairs - students will have experience developing and defending policy proposals in written form - students will develop analytical skills which will allow them to consider an academic puzzle and develop and critically examine possible solutions to these puzzles

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Assignment Completion	50	No Description
Independent Study	30	No Description
Independent Study	21	No Description
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

The origins of the Irish state and its legacyIrish political culture/cleavage structureBasic Institutions and constitutional developmentThe party systemElections and voting behaviour in IrelandThe Houses of the Oireachtas
Dail Eireann and Seanad Eireann - role and operationThe Government: Taoiseach and CabinetPolicy-making in Ireland: The bureacracy; other state bodies; non-state bodiesNorthern Ireland: origins and legacy of the conflictIreland and the EU: a changing relationship?

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	100%	Examination Weight	0%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

0: The core text for this course is Coakley, John and Michael Gallagher 2005. Politics in the Republic of Ireland 4th ed. London: Routledge and PSAI PressOther readings will provided in the syllabus and throughout the course,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

AFU	Age Friendly University Programme

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