Global South

Ireland’s Overseas Development Assistance Budget set to fall for the fourth year in a row

Ireland is heading for the fourth year in a row in which its Overseas Development Assistance (ODA) Budget will fall as a percentage of Gross National Product. According to the annual report of

New Voices, Different Perspectives - publication by the AfricaAdapt network highlights excellent work on environment in Africa

There are 920m people in the Global South living on less than $1.25 a day. In a world with resources many times what is required to eliminate global poverty this situation isintolerable.

Ireland helps multinationals rob billions of euro in tax revenue from world's poor countries

Some multinational corporations are diverting profits made in developing countries to Ireland to avail of the low corporation tax rate here.

Financial Crisis has created huge new problems for governments in Third World countries

The financial crisis has driven millions of people into poverty and put many more at risk according to 

Social Justice Ireland supports Act Now on 2015 campaign

On June 10, 2010 former Taoiseach Dr.

Is Well-being U-Shaped over the Life Cycle?

A large empirical literature is emerging on the determinants of happiness and mental  well-being. As would be expected, this topic has attracted attention from medical 

Securing Fairness and Wellbeing in a Land of Plenty 2005- Population

Ireland's Growing Population: An Emerging Challenge Aidan Punch The principal focus of this chapter is projecting the population of

Securing Fairness and Wellbeing in a Land of Plenty 2005- Economic Security

Economic SecurityMichael Collins  This chapter reviews issues relevant to the long-term security of the

Securing Fairness and Wellbeing in a Land of Plenty 2005- Social Capital and Wellbeing

Social Capital and Wellbeing in Ireland Tom Healy The future of Irish society is uncertain. We have emerged from a

Securing Fairness and Wellbeing in a Land of Plenty 2005- ‘Fairness and Wellbeing’

An Employers' Perspective Turlough O'Sullivan ‘Fairness and Wellbeing’…. At least I think we can all agree that