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Maythorn

An Independent Irish Publisher of Essays and Ideas

Brief Me : Citizen’s Guides
to the Issues Shaping Ireland’s Future

Brief Me is a series of citizen guides designed to help people understand complex public issues in clear, accessible language, navigate competing arguments, and participate more confidently in democratic discussion.

Every Brief Me volume seeks to answer four questions:

  1. What is happening?
  2. Why does it matter?
  3. What is being debated?
  4. How can citizens engage?

The aim is not to tell readers what to think, but to help them think more clearly, form their own judgements, and express those judgements to others.