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05 · Future Observatory

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Research, technology shifts, AI governance, post-labour economics and digital statehood — each item tagged with its status and the claims it changes.

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2026-07-28SignalSignal: Irish assembly recommendations are followed up unevenlyIreland's biodiversity assembly reports high uptake by the government's own count, while the Dublin assembly's mayor proposal was still 'under consideration' in July 2026, more than three years after its report.Hypothesis 2026-06-18SignalSignal: citizens' assemblies becoming a routine instrumentIreland has convened several citizens' assemblies since 2016; random-selection bodies are increasingly part of the ordinary toolkit rather than one-off experiments.Theory