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    Social Justice Ireland is an independent social justice think tank.

    We provide independent social analysis and evidence-based policy proposals, with the aim of creating a sustainable future for every member of society and for societies as a whole. In all of this, we focus on human rights and the common good.
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Election 2024 - Housing

Thursday, 14 November 2024
Affordable Housing

This edition of our Election 2024 Spotlight series examines things a new Government can do to provide adequate and appropriate housing to all.

This edition of our Election 2024 Spotlight series examines things a new Government can do to provide adequate and appropriate housing to all.

Housing

The present situation - a snapshot of some key issues

On Demographic Changes and Housing Needs

Ireland’s ageing population is growing rapidly. According to Census 2022, 15.1per cent (n=776,315) of the population were aged 65 or older, an increase of 21.8 per cent from Census 2016. By 2057, this demographic is expected to grow to 1.9 million.

8 per cent of the…

Election 2024 - People and Communities

Wednesday, 13 November 2024
Social Justice Ireland

Election 2024 - Rural Ireland

Monday, 11 November 2024
Rural economy

Next Government will have a golden opportunity to deliver a social dividend for all

Tuesday, 5 November 2024
social dividend

Sr Brigid Reynolds awarded honorary doctorate

Monday, 4 November 2024
Brigid Reynolds

Unlocking Potential: Invest in skills transfer programmes

Thursday, 31 October 2024
Skills transfer programmes

Net migration into Ireland was positive in April 2024, continuing a pattern which has been in place since 2015. This means that more people have entered the country than have left it. There were…

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

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Trees & Horses

“Forgiveness cannot be the luxury that we sometimes extend to others like icing on the cake. Forgiveness is the glue of human relationality and sociality. Without it, our world would fall into chaos.”

Martin Luther King

Bridging the Gaps: Insights from Eurofound's Social protection 2.0: Unemployment and minimum income benefits

Monday, 28 October 2024
welfare increase

Just Transition Commission

Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Just Transition Commission

Lone Parent Transitions, Employment, and Poverty Outcomes

Monday, 21 October 2024
Investment in children

Lone parents face numerous socio-economic challenges, particularly when it comes to balancing work and the giving of care. In Ireland, lone-parent families are at a higher risk of poverty…

Ireland’s progress on the Sustainable Development Goals - Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action

Thursday, 17 October 2024
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Social Justice Ireland made a recent submission to the Joint Committee on Environment and Climate Action on progress in relation to the Sustainable Development Goals. Social Justice…

Ensuring Equal Access to Justice for All

Monday, 14 October 2024
access to legal aid

Overview of Homelessness in Europe: Key Insights from the 2024 Report by FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre

Monday, 7 October 2024
cover of Overview of Homelessness in Europe: Key Insights from the 2024 Report by FEANTSA and Fondation Abbé Pierre

Budget leaves Ireland’s more vulnerable households condemned to prolonged hardship

Wednesday, 2 October 2024
Left Behind

Unemployment Blackspots - Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment

Monday, 30 September 2024
Long-term unemployed