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Department of Finance growth forecasts not credible - Irish economy in recession

The announcement by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) that Ireland is in recession confirms Social Justice Ireland's claims in its recently published Policy Briefing on Budget…

What Social Justice Ireland really said about income tax- 2014 Budget

There has been some confusion and misrepresentation of Social Justice Ireland’s position on income tax in the media. 

Here's the real story. As part of its …

Policy Briefing on Budget Choices 2014 sets out a fully-costed set of proposals.

Social Justice Ireland Policy Briefing on Budget Choices 2014 sets out a fully-costed set of proposals.

BUDGET 2014 should end cuts, meet borrowing target and introduce a…

BUDGET 2014 should end cuts, meet borrowing target and introduce a minimum corporate tax rate, while protecting the working poor.’

Social Justice Ireland Policy Briefing on Budget 2014 sets out a fully-costed set of proposals.

It argues that:

There should be no more cuts in expenditure in…

Austerity kills according to latest research

Austerity is not just bad for the economy. The latest evidence shows that it is also bad for people’s health. 

Austerity has led to rising suicide rates, increased rates of disease and…

Austerity is discredited, its credibility undermined, its moral basis unethical. Ireland must change direction

Both the academic and moral basis for ‘austerity’ have been discredited and its credibility has been undermined. 

The ‘austerity’ approach being implemented in Ireland is…

Academic case for austerity shown to have been deeply flawed – Change of direction the only credible response from policy-makers

This is an extraordinary story. The key academic study used to justify austerity in recent years in countries such as Ireland has been exposed as profoundly flawed.

The authors of the study…

Rural Ireland and rural communities are coming under unprecedented pressures and many are fighting for survival

The impact of sustained high levels of unemployment and subsequent high levels of emigration among young people in rural communities cannot be overestimated. 

Poverty is more…

Unemployment rising as jobs and GDP both fall in EU

The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012 with employment receding overall and unemployment rising further, while households' financial…

Public service pay is only one part of a coherent, integrated response to address Ireland's current difficultie

Public service pay is only one of a range of areas that need to be addressed in a coherent and integrated manner if the common good is to guide decisions on Ireland’s future.  Issues such as…