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Social Justice Matters Podcast - Ciáran Nugent on Labour market outcomes of third level graduates in high-income EU members

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Our 2024 Annual Social Policy Conference was on the theme of ' Managing Change to Build a Just Society'. Ireland is going through several major transitions, each of which is only going to deepen…

Rising poverty rates shows the need to urgently address income adequacy

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Over one in eight people were living in poverty in 2025.  Behind this data from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions is the lived reality for people and households across the country.…

POLICY AND DATA ANALYST – CONTRACT

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Social Justice Ireland is seeking a skilled part-time Policy and Data Analyst to contribute to a project requiring data analysis. The successful…

Measuring Progress 2026 – Economy Index

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The economy index of the Measuring Progress: 2026 Sustainable Progress Index combines SDG 8 (Good Jobs and Economic Growth) and SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure). Ireland ranks 6th…

Addressing poverty in the EU

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Poverty continues to present a persistent and multidimensional challenge right across the European Union. In early 2026, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a…

Irish Households Becoming More Savvy About Internet Security in 2025

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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published its Household Internet Security 2025 report, based on the annual Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Household Survey…

Social Justice Matters Podcast - Ber Grogan and Carol Baumann, Simon Communities Of Ireland on Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland

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Ber Grogan, Executive Director of the Simon Communities of Ireland and Carol Baumann, CEO of Galway Simon Community talk through their recent report : Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland.…

A New Social Contract is Needed

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In January 2026, the Hot or Cool Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), published a comprehensive report titled '…

Ireland Ranks 7th out of 14 EU countries on UN Sustainable Development Goals

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Ireland ranks 7th out of 14 comparable EU countries in this year’s Sustainable Progress Index, commissioned by Social Justice Ireland.  The index comprises three dimensions: economy…

How care, rights and inclusion must evolve in a changing world

Care in a Changing World

Care was a big topic in 2024: questions were asked about exactly what it is, who needs it, who deserves it, who provides it and how they should all be supported. With demographic change in the…