There is much contradictory and very confusing comment on what the facts really are concerning NAMA.…
Since 2008 successive Governments have pursued an austerity policy which has included deficit-cutting, lower spending, a reduction in the benefits and public services provided by the State…
The Government’s proposed National Asset Management Agency (Nama) will buy loans worth €77 billion at a discount of 30 per cent. The Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan told the Dáil that NAMA…
The worst economic and financial crisis in decades has hit Europe hard with a sharp economic
contraction. The unemployment rate is set to rise to double digit figures in 2010, a level…
The European Commission's strategy for the EU until 2020 is deeply flawed and would not be acceptable under any circumstances as a meaningful basis on which to proceed to articulate a vision to…
Social Justice Ireland will take a number of initiatives to mark this year.
The first of these will be the publication of a Policy Briefing on the issue of Poverty.…
2010 has been designated by the European Union as the Eluropean Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion.
A series of activities is being organised by the Irish Government to mark…
Key Points in Statement:Government’s approach to resolving the current fiscal and banking crisis is flawed because:· It may be over-valuing the assets…
The latest statistics covering the 27 countries in the European Union show that 17% of the total population of the EU is at risk of poverty. One in five of all children (20%) are at risk of…
The Poor Can't Pay Campaign has published an analysis of Budget 2010 entitled 'How the Poor Were Made to Pay' which shows that the cuts introduced by Government will impact hardest on…
