‘Environmental Indicators Ireland 2023’ published by the CSO gives a snapshot of how Ireland is -performing over 10 themes including Greenhouse Gases, Air, Water, Land Use, Energy and…
Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. The care and support we provide for them will play a large part in determining the adults they will become. The 2023 report from the…
In 2022 an estimated 40 million people, 9.3% of Europeans, were unable to keep their homes adequately warm, compared to 6.9% in 2021. The European Commission recently published a series of…
Our 2023 Annual Social Policy Conference was on the theme of 'A Just Transition'. The fundamental principle of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions…
Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in…
A recent report from the CSO, 'Household Digital Consumer Behaviour 2023' found that using email is still the most popular internet activity with 93 per cent of internet users surveyed in 2023…
The official measure of inflation as published in the CPI shows that prices for consumer goods and services rose by 6.4% from September 2022 to September 2023. Over the same period, estimated…
In 2014, the Local Government Act was amended to introduce Public Participation Networks (PPNs). They were set up to provide a mechanism by which citizens can have a greater say in local…
The offices of Social Justice Ireland are closed from the 22nd December 2023 until the 2nd January 2024. We wish all our friends, members, supporters and colleagues a very Happy Christmas…