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…
The Simon Communities of Ireland have once again highlighted the stark realities of the Irish rental market in their latestLocked Out of the Market report, published in January 2025. This…
The latestCSO County Incomes and Regional GDP 2022-2023report highlights economic disparities across Ireland, with significant gaps in regional productivity, household incomes, and employment…
The latest data from the Central Statistics Office (CSO) highlights a concerning decline in Ireland’s housing supply. New dwelling completions in 2024 dropped by almost 7 per cent compared to…
The European Central Bank (ECB) conducts the Study on the Payment Attitudes of Consumers in the Euro Area (SPACE) to analyse how consumers in euro area countries use and perceive various payment…
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…
Social Justice Ireland welcomes the publication and ratification of ‘Securing our Future’, however we are concerned and disappointed that it does not contain the ambition required to…
Eurostat recently published figures on poverty rates across the EU. In 2023, 71.7 million people across the EU (16.2 per cent) of the population were found to be at risk of poverty. [1] This rate…
The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) in collaboration with Indecon Economic Consultants, has released a comprehensive report titled "Exploring Financial Wellbeing and Literacy…
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…