With each passing year, more and more of our lives are moved online. With many still working from home or all or part of their working week, good quality, affordable, reliable internet connection…
According to the National Household Travel Survey 2022, 69 per cent of all journeys taken in 2022 were by private car. Walking is the second most popular form of transport, accounting for 20 per…
Today, August 1st, is Earth Overshoot Day for 2024. This is the day when globally, we have used all the biological resources that our Earth regenerates during the entire year. Simply…
It is long past time for Government to make care a public policy priority and to put in place the supports for families, communities and individuals to ensure that those who need care can access…
According to the Census 2022, there were 163,433 (excluding holiday homes) vacant properties on Census night 2022. Approximately 30 per cent of vacant properties enumerated in 2022 were also…
Trust is an invisible thread woven through the fabric of society. Trust influences everything from personal relationships to global economies. We live in a society that is experiencing rapid…
It is with great shockand sadness that the Board and Staff of Social Justice Ireland has learned of the passing of our friend and board member, Justin Kilcullen. Justin…
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges we face; how we adapt and mitigate and manage this transition now will in large part determine the type of world in which future generations…
In today’s (Thursday July 11th) Budget Forum, hosted by Minister for Social Protection, Heather Humphreys TD, Social Justice Ireland call on Government to prioritise vulnerable…
The need for a wider tax base is a lesson painfully learnt by Ireland during the 2008-2011 economic crisis. A disastrous combination of a naïve housing policy, a failed regulatory system, and…
