The Department of Environment, Community and Local government has established a working group on Citizen Engagement with Local Government to make recommendations on more extensive and diverse…
The HSE has published its National Service Plan for 2013 which outlines the details of planned savings of €721m in 2013. The plan aims to reduce staff numbers by 4,000 this year (4% of the…
The CSO Report ‘Regional Quality of Life in Ireland, 2013’ highlights some of the differences in income distribution, employment, education and housing between urban and rural areas.
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A podcast on Social Justice Ireland's proposal for a Universal Pension system for Ireland which was prepared by Della Kilroy and broadcast on RTE Radio 1's Drivetime programme on Septembe…
Leaders of the world’s largest economies have backed what they call “an ambitious and comprehensive” plan to crack down on multinationals that shift profits into low tax countries.
The…
Ireland’s current level of investment is the lowest of any EU country.
Ireland has lowest investment level of ALL 28 EU countries.
€7bn Investment over…
Nearly 2 billion people still lack access to safe drinking water. Despite the fact that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on water was reached in 2010 the scale of the challenge the world…
The IMF has just published the 8th Review and Country Report on Ireland. The report outlines the substantial challenges facing Ireland in 2013. Growth projections for our trading…
What has austerity done for us?
That was the question posed on RTE Radio One's Drivetime programme on Friday, July 26, 2013. Philip Boucher-Hayes reprises the budgets since 2008. He also…
