Memo to File

Luke Fehily & Tom O'Connor

Exploring how Irish public projects were executed in practice, focusing on implementation, lessons learned and the institutional memory often lost over time. The title Memo to File refers to the once common practice in the Civil Service of adding a concise but comprehensive digest to project documentation, ensuring that any future civil servant reviewing the file would know the lessons learned. The podcast is designed for listeners interested in how Irish institutions, infrastructure and public systems operate. New episode every Thursday. Memo to File is produced by Luke Fehily and Tom O'Connor.

Episodes

  1. Cerebral Palsy Programme of Excellence: How to Scale Specialist Healthcare

    2D AGO

    Cerebral Palsy Programme of Excellence: How to Scale Specialist Healthcare

    Lily Collison and Professor Jennifer Ryan discuss the Cerebral Palsy Programme of Excellence, a five-year initiative that is improving care for those with cerebral palsy in Ireland. The Programme of Excellence is advancing a national register and advocacy group, in addition to supporting the development of a coordinated, evidence-based approach to care and research. Lily Collison co-founded the Cerebral Palsy Programme of Excellence and serves on its Steering Group. Jennifer Ryan is one of the three leads of the Cerebral Palsy Programme of Excellence, with a particular focus on CP in adulthood. She is also the Director of the CP-Life Research Centre at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. Junior doctor Beth Mallen joins us for the digest segment. Archival clip during introduction: Then-Minister for Health, Mary Harney, discussing the Irish health system in a Progressive Democrats podcast.

    54 min
  2. Luas: How Modern Light Rail Came to Dublin

    MAY 7

    Luas: How Modern Light Rail Came to Dublin

    This conversation with Frank Allen, former CEO of the Railway Procurement Agency (RPA), explores the Luas light rail project in Dublin and considers what can be learned from it. The RPA was established in 2001 to deliver the Luas and a separate tender process was established to select the operator. In 2015, The RPA was folded into Transport Infrastructure Ireland which now oversees major road and public transport projects. Frank has had a wide-ranging career beyond Luas, having first started out at the World Bank and KBC Bank. He served as Chairman of Depaul, Irish Rail and now Translink in Northern Ireland. He also advises on infrastructure finance and operations globally, especially in Europe and Asia. Matthew Wood joins us for our digest segment. Credits to RTE Archives for snippets in the intro montage.

    1h 27m
  3. Trailer: Memo to File

    SEASON 1 TRAILER

    Trailer: Memo to File

    Memo to File releases weekly on Thursdays. Join us for conversations with the people who made Ireland better about doing good work, lessons learned and the institutional memory often lost over time.

    1 min

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Exploring how Irish public projects were executed in practice, focusing on implementation, lessons learned and the institutional memory often lost over time. The title Memo to File refers to the once common practice in the Civil Service of adding a concise but comprehensive digest to project documentation, ensuring that any future civil servant reviewing the file would know the lessons learned. The podcast is designed for listeners interested in how Irish institutions, infrastructure and public systems operate. New episode every Thursday. Memo to File is produced by Luke Fehily and Tom O'Connor.

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    Luke Fehily & Tom O'Connor
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  • Episodes
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