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2013 Winner – The inaugural Miriam Hederman O’Brien research prize was awarded on 28 November 2013 to Gerard Brady for his paper titled ‘Network social capital and labour market outcomes – Evidence for Irish fiscal and labour market policy

Pic shows l-r Miriam Hederman O' Brien, Gerard Brady (Winner) and Colm Kelly.

(L-R) Miriam Hederman O’ Brien, Gerard Brady (Winner) and Colm Kelly (Chairman FFS)

2014 Winner – The second Miriam Hederman O’Brien research prize was awarded to Seamus Coffey and Kate Levey, for their paper titled “Effective Rates of Corporation Tax in Ireland”.

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(L-R) Kate Levey (Winner), Colm Kelly (Chairman FFS), Seamus Coffey (Winner)

 

2015 Winner – The third Miriam Hederman O’Brien research prize was awarded to Rónán Hickey and Diarmaid Smyth, for their paper titled ‘The Financial Crisis in Ireland and Government Revenues‘ at a ceremony in Dublin on 30 September 2015

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(L-R) Colm Kelly (Chairman FFS), Diarmaid Smyth (Winner), Miriam Hederman O’ Brien, Simon Harris, TD (Minister for Health) and Rónán Hickey (Winner)