Continuing Cost of Living Pressures to Declining Optimism: What the 2024 EU Quality of Life Survey Reveals

As we look towards the future, the quality of life across Europe remains a vital benchmark for assessing societal progress. The latest Quality of life in the EU in 2024: Results from the Living and Working in the EU e-survey from Eurofound presents key insights into the economic and social the well-being of people across the European Union (EU). The findings highlight the lingering effects of the pandemic and reveal deepening financial and social inequalities. The point to increasing financial hardship, declining work–life balance, and growing difficulties in accessing healthcare, all of which demand urgent attention.
As we look towards the future, the quality of life across Europe remains a vital benchmark…
Unaffordable and Unavailable: The Reality of Renting in Ireland

Beyond the Cities: The Need for Balanced Regional Development

GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE A VOICE
When you support Social Justice Ireland, you are tackling the causes of problems.
CSO’s Q4 2024 New Dwelling Completions Data Highlights Ongoing Supply Struggles
Exploring Payment Trends in the Euro Area: Insights from the ECB's SPACE Study

Public Participation Networks - Launch of the 2023 Annual Report

In 2014, the Local Government Act was amended to introduce Public Participation Networks (PPNs). They were set up to provide a mechanism by which citizens can have a greater say in local…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“We regard our living together not as an unfortunate mishap warranting endless competition among us, but as a deliberate act of God to make us a community of brothers and sisters jointly involved in the quest for a composite answer to the varied problems of life.”
Lack of ambition on poverty in Programme for Government a real concern

Poverty across the EU

Financial Wellbeing and Literacy Disparities

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in collaboration with Indecon Economic Consultants, has released a comprehensive report titled "Exploring Financial Wellbeing and Literacy…
Thriving in a Changing World: Assessing Adult Skills for the Future

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its 2023 Survey of Adult Skills, titled "Do Adults Have the Skills They Need to Thrive in a Changing World?" This…
Impact of Childhood Poverty Experiences on Adult Life

Taxation should be a priority in Programme for Government negotiations

Ireland Must Strengthen Global Support: Enhanced Commitments to Official Development Assistance, Climate Finance, and Loss and Damage

MA in Social Justice and Public Policy
