Ireland’s response to the Ukrainian migrants has been almost exemplary and this “human rights first” approach should be the blueprint for a reshaping of Ireland’s International Protection system,…
Climate change, which is causing extreme weather events across the world, coupled with the pandemic has left disadvantaged countries struggling. Added to these is a looming debt crisis for low-…
A major question raised by the current labour-market situation concerns assumptions underpinning culture and policymaking in this area. The priority given to paid employment over other forms of…
Social Justice Ireland welcomes recent publication of ‘Funding the Future - Investing in knowledge and skills: Ireland’s competitive advantage’ by the Minister for Further and Higher…
Financial services were becoming increasingly digital, with more and more daily, everyday transactions moving on-line or becoming cashless even before the Covid-19 pandemic. The resulting…
The latest data from the CSO on Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) Properties by Local Electoral Area indicate that more than one in five, 20.9 per cent, of all tenancies registered with the…
The cost of living crisis is essentially an issue of adequate income. A Central Bank Economic Letter published in February found that the impact of inflation is greatest for those households in…
581,334people in Ireland are living in poverty, of which 163,936are children.
93,013 people living in poverty are in employment - the “…
The housing system in Ireland has become characterised by profit and privatisation: private developers building on State land; private landlords receiving large subsidies to provide “social…
The fundamental test for every Government is whether, when it leaves office, those with the least in our society are in a better position than when it entered office. The choices that Government…
