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Ireland and the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Landscape

Trafficking in persons graphic

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report, published annually by the U.S. Department of State’s Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, evaluates how successful governments are meeting…

The Vital Role of Libraries in Empowering Communities and Fostering Lifelong Learning

lifelong learning

Libraries provide an important social and educational role in Ireland, with over 53.6 million visits between 2018 and mid 2023 by 765,000 registered members, 76 million items issued across 330…

Unequal Wealth: Mapping Socioeconomic Disparities across the European Union

Income Distribution

A new report by Eurofound examines wealth inequalities across EU Member States using data collected from the European Central Bank’s Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS),…

Budget leaves Ireland’s more vulnerable households condemned to prolonged hardship 

left behind

Budget 2026 gives worrying indications of this government’s priorities in the coming years. The failure to index social welfare payments to wages, and to adequately increase the weekly rate…

Community Sport Facilities Fund: Driving Sports Infrastructure Across Ireland

Invest in sports

A recent report from the Parliamentary Budget Office’s (PBO), "Community Sport Facilities Fund" (CSFF) provides a comprehensive overview of the CSFF’s operations, funding trends, and strategic…

Cost of Living Increases Push Living Wage to €15.40 per hour in 2025/26

Living wage 25/26

The Living Wage Technical Group, of which Social Justice Ireland is a member, has today published the updated Living Wage for 2025/26 of €15.40 per hour. The new rate…

Broadening the tax base can act as counter cyclical buffer in Budget 2026

Tax Budget

Broadening the tax base in Budget 2026 can act as a countercyclical buffer to address economic risks such as overheating, and generate more sustainable, recurring revenue sources to fund…

Indexation of welfare rates to earnings central to delivering on child poverty commitments

Child Benefit

The commitment from both An Taoiseach and the Minister for Social Protection to prioritise measures that would address child poverty in Budget 2026 is very welcome, as is the intention of…

Global Goals Week 2025

all sdgs

Ireland’s fourth SDG (Sustainable Development Goals) Week is taking place this year from 19 – 28 September 2025.  September is a month for action and activity…

OECD Policy Coherence Scan of Ireland and SDGs

all sdgs

The OECD has published a policy coherence scan of Ireland and the SDGs.  Policy coherence has been identified by the OECD as critical for integrated policymaking that leaves no one behind.…