Sinead O'Sullivan
Economist and former engineer with expertise in industrial strategy and complex-systems thinking, known for writing about Ireland as a 'premature state' and proposing institutional reforms.
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Apr 23, 2026 • 44min
The Premature State: Why Ireland Can’t Build Itself
Sinead O'Sullivan, economist and former engineer who studies industrial strategy and complex systems, argues Ireland is a 'premature state' with wealth but weak state-building capacity. She explores how functions were outsourced over centuries. Short conversations cover missing institutional muscle, why subsidies fail, talent gaps in planning, and whether rapid state development is possible.
