The High-Level Group on the Future of Social Protection and of the Welfare State in the EU has published its report ‘The Future of Social Protection and of the Welfare State in the EU’. The…
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) recently published a report on Irish data relating to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Goal 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions…
In advance of Budget 2023, Social Justice Ireland and others called for an increase of €20 per week to core social welfare rates. This was considered "too expensive" by some politicians…
The theme for Fairtrade Fortnight 2023 is the Future of Food #BeFairDoSustainable. The focus is on small-scale farmers & producers,how they are…
Ireland’s initial response to the Ukrainian crisis was hailed as almost exemplary, having taken what is arguably the first “human rights first” approach to international protection in our history…
671,183people in Ireland are living in poverty, of which 188,602are children.
143,633 older people are living in poverty, an increase of…
Social Justice Ireland is calling for an audit of recent initiatives on child poverty by the Child Poverty and Wellbeing Unit in the Department of the Taoiseach to assess their overall…
Ireland ranks 8th out of 14 comparable EU countries in this year’s Sustainable Progress Index, commissioned by Social Justice Ireland. The report entitled ‘Measuring Progress:…
The 'First 5' Little Baby Bundle Pilot initiativewas announced in early February 2023. 500 Little Baby Bundles will be delivered to participating families in Dublin and Waterford over the coming…
Social Justice Ireland has challenged the Commission on Taxation and Welfare’s recommendation to reject Universal Basic Income. The analysis underpinning this recommendation, contains…