Fine Gael and Labour have produced a programme for Government entitled Government for National Recovery 2011-2016.
The full text of the Programme for Government 2011-2016 may be downloaded…
Addressing 400 people from 42 countries at a conference in Brussels organised by the European Commission and the Council of Europe, Fr Seán Healy, SMA, Director of Social Justice Ireland argued…
The Panel was established by Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan on 10 September,
2010, to examine the Department of Finance’s performance over the last ten years and
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The political and social achievements of Europe are under threat. Public over
indebtedness, particularly in a context of crisis, exposes states to pressures to cut back
In its latest policy document, the Community and Voluntary Pillar, of which Social Justice Ireland is a member, has urged that the time period for reaching the target of 3% of GDP in…
NCB have published a very interesting analysis of the future for Irish bank senior bondholders. It shows there are almost €75bn in bonds held currently by the Irish banking system…
Government liabilities are now in excess of €151bn. Below is a chart setting out the scale of Government liabilities as of the end of September 2010. The table is taken from the Central…
An article by financial journalist Michael Lewis in next month’s Vanity Fair argues that Ireland will have no choice but to default on the private debt (i.e. not sovereign debt). Lewis is…
The latest Central Bank Quarterly Bulletin has produced growth predictions that are substantially lower than those contained in the Government’s Budget. This brings the Government’s…
New research published by Social Justice Ireland shows that, while poverty in Ireland is high, Government policies since 1987 have been increasing the income of the richest ten per cent of…
