Deliberative democracy might offer a remedy for theextremely low levels of political trust in Ireland.

Since the start of the economic crisis, levels of trust in government in Ireland have fallen significantly. Elaine Byrne argues that there has been a notable change in attitudes within the country, particularly in terms of how corruption is defined. One potential solution to the problem might be to encourage more deliberative forms of democracy, which could help to establish a more ‘moral’ form of politics.