The European Commission published the Annual Sustainable Growth Survey (ASGS) in November 2021 which launched the 2022 European Semester cycle. This publication confirmed the on-going…
661,518people in Ireland are living in poverty, of which 210,363are children.
133,627 people living in poverty are in employment; the “working poor…
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) is expected to publish the EU-SILC data for 2020 on Friday, 17th December. This data will tell us what proportion of the population of Ireland were living…
Problems for tenants with the high cost of accommodation as a proportion of their income and arrears on mortgage, rent and utility bills are an indication of the continued social and economic…
Caritas Europa has just published the latest edition of the Caritas CARES report for Ireland. The focus of this edition is on inclusive labour markets and social economy as part of national…
Integration is defined in current Irish policy as the ‘ability to participate to the extent that a person needs and wishes in all of the major components of society without having to relinquish…
It is possible to implement a Basic Income for artists and art workers according to Social Justice Ireland. The Think-Tank’s latest study shows that the Government could honour its…
People should be assured of the treatment and care they need in their times of illness or vulnerability. However, the pandemic has shown that Ireland’s healthcare system fails to deliver that…
Today, 3rd December, is International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Census figures suggests that 13.5 per cent of the population, or 643,121 people, experience disability. This…
The HIV/AIDS epidemic of previous decades has presented governments and development workers, particularly those in the Global South with major challenges. There are currently 30 million people…
