Leadership

May 29, 2023

Engineers Ireland and the ‘Art of Equivocation’

Students of Macbeth[1] will be familiar with Shakespeare’s infamous development of the art of equivocation; “the practice of deliberately deceiving a listener without explicitly lying, either by using ambiguously misleading language or by withholding crucial information.” Perhaps, the fruits of Shakespeare’s works have had a greater impact on the learned than could ever have been Continue reading

Ethics, Governance, Leadership, Membership, Publications

Cronyism, Engineers, Engineers Ireland, Ethics, Governance, Trust, Values
May 24, 2023

Presidential Invitation to Fellow – Has it become just another Club?

It is around this time of year that the presidential invitation(s) to Fellow of Engineers Ireland are announced by the outgoing President. An event that has somehow over the past decade, been overshadowed by what would appear to be a bout of self-indulgence. While it may be difficult to see the immediate merits of awarding Continue reading

Ethics, Governance, Leadership

Engineers Ireland, Ethics, Governance, Trust, Values
May 5, 2023

Hypocritical Environmentalism – Engineers Ireland has Form

On 20th April 2023 we witnessed a cynical launch of the Chartered Environmentalist Professional Title by Engineers Ireland literally weeks after its revision to the Code of Ethics(2023) manifested the Engineers Ireland U-turn on members’ ethical obligations to tackle climate change and biodiversity loss. To put this in context, the day following the launch, 21st Continue reading

Governance, Leadership, Membership

Engineers, Engineers Ireland, Environmental Obligations, Ethics, Governance, Trust, Values
Apr 17, 2023

Engineers Ireland – progressively less relevant to HEA Graduate Engineers

There is no doubt the infusion of Level 8 and Level 9 graduates from the third level academic institutions in Ireland as Ordinary Members is fundamental to the sustainable development of Engineers Ireland as a representative body for the Engineering Profession. Introducing new technology, learning and youthful energy combined with the wisdom from paths already Continue reading

Leadership, Membership, Publications

Bye-laws, Corporate Members, Engineers, Engineers Ireland, Ethics, Governance, Membership Regulations, Registered Title, Trust, Values