Prof Deiric Ó Broin: The History & Landscape of Irish Social Enterprise

In this episode, Dr Emer Ní Bhrádaigh talks to Prof Deiric Ó Broin. Deiric is Professor of Public Policy Practice at the School of Law and Government, DCU, and Chair of Pobal, a government organisation that supports communities and local agencies toward achieving social inclusion and development.

In this conversation, Deiric discusses the Irish social enterprise history and landscape, and explores the variety of meanings of social enterprise that exist, as well as the problems associated with this. The conversation also delves into examples of inspiring and well-established Irish social enterprises, policy development for social enterprise, and how community embeddedness and collectivity should be essential in social entrepreneurship education.