National Volunteering Week 2025: Building Community Together

National Volunteering Week (NVW) 2025, taking place from Monday, 19 May to Sunday, 25 May, is a celebration of the incredible contributions volunteers make to Irish society. Organised by Volunteer Ireland in collaboration with local Volunteer Centres, this week shines a spotlight on how volunteering strengthens communities and fosters social cohesion. This year’s theme, 'Building Community Together', recognises the power of collective effort in addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges.
The Value of Volunteering: More than just numbers
Volunteering is often viewed through the lens of goodwill and community spirit. However, it also represents a significant economic…
Time for Government to put fairness first and deliver positive change

What Ireland Builds Today Will Shape Tomorrow

GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE A VOICE
When you support Social Justice Ireland, you are tackling the causes of problems.
Fossil fuel subsidies rose to €4.9 billion in 2023

Electoral Commission Publishes Landmark Oversight Report on Ireland’s Electoral Registers

Earth Overshoot Day for Ireland 2025

Next month sees Ireland's Earth Overshoot Day for 2025 on May 17th. This is the day when, if everybody lived as we do in Ireland, we will have used all the biological resources that regenerates…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

“We must build a new world, a far better world - one in which the eternal dignity of the person is respected.”
Measuring What Matters: An Alternative Wellbeing Framework for a Fairer Future

Fashion Revolution Week 2025

A Limited Perspective: Gaps in the Government's 2024 Wellbeing Framework

The evaluation of wellbeing as a measure of societal progress is gaining ground internationally, reflecting a positive shift away from the narrower focus of traditional economic measures like GDP…
Sustainable Mobility Index 2024 for Rural Towns in Ireland’s Western Region

The Western Development Commission (WDC) has released the Sustainable Mobility Index 2024, offering an in-depth evaluation of transport progress across 40 rural towns across Ireland's Western…
EU AI Act: The First Comprehensive Regulation on Artificial Intelligence

Between €20 and €30bn of total tax revenue highly vulnerable

World Happiness Report 2025

Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Economy
