As we navigate through the global crisis caused by COVID-19, it is clear that rural areas will bear a significant social and economic impact over the long-term. The challenges that faced…
A Green New Deal for Ireland – policy options
As we look towards the future and rebuilding our society and our economy the new Government must consider how we can ensure…
Life on a low income is the norm for a large proportion of our society. Prior to the current public health crisis, one in every seven people in Ireland lived with an income below the poverty line…
Much of the media commentary of recent weeks has reflected on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we live our lives and, in many ways, served to highlight inefficiencies or flaws in how we…
One of the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resultant economic ‘deep freeze’ it has resulted in has been a large reduction in harmful emissions. Globally harmful Greenhouse Gas (GHG…
COVID-19 will have many implications for Budget 2021. Not least should be the recognition of the need for a functioning society for all underpinned and supported by a vibrant and sustainable…
In 2015, the UN proposed and adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and identified 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) based on 169 targets and over 230 indicators. In January…
Social Justice Ireland welcomes the launch of a €40 million package of supports for Community and Voluntary Organisations, Charities and Social Enterprises announced by the Minister for…
In a recent opinion piece in the Irish Times, Liam Delaney, Professor of Economics at UCD, and Paul Dolan, Professor of Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics made a case for the…
If a government is setting policy goals, it is important that its taxation system supports these goals. This is just as important for environmental goals as it is for economic and social ones.…
