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Memo to File

by Luke Fehily & Tom O'Connor

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    Barrister Eimear Dooley BL considers our recent episode on the Criminal Assets Bureau, examining the in rem distinction at the heart of the Proceeds of Crime Act and what it means for legal practitioners engaging with CAB cases.

  • Further Reading

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    We won't be exploring an Irish policy project this week, but we have added further reading to the show notes on the previous episodes to tide you over. A collated list of all those materials is also available on Substack @memotofile. We…

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    Economist Colm McCarthy discusses infrastructure delivery, fiscal prudence, populism, accountability and more. McCarthy was a member of the Expenditure Review Committee, often referred to as An Bord Snip, which was an advisory group…

  • Global Crossing: How Ireland Invested in the Internet

    May 21, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

    Former Secretary General Brendan Tuohy discusses the Global Crossing project. With major backing from the Irish government, Global Crossing involved building two transatlantic fibre-optic cables and compatible landing points in…

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  • Trailer: Memo to File

    May 7, 2026 · 1 min

    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.

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About the show

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.