The Programme for Government (PfG)- Securing Our Future, published in January 2025, outlines a series of commitments made by Government across a range of policy areas. Social Justice Ireland…
Each year, the Government of Ireland publishes a wellbeing report,Understanding Life in Ireland,to assess the quality of life across economic, social, and environmental domains. This…
The evaluation of wellbeing as a measure of societal progress is gaining ground internationally, reflecting a positive shift away from the narrower focus of traditional economic measures like GDP to…
The European Union (EU) has taken a significant step in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the introduction of the EU AI Act. First proposed in 2021, the world’s first…
In this socio-economic review for 2025 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of…
This report by Social Justice Ireland provides an independent assessment of wellbeing in Ireland, offering a more inclusive and equitable framework for measuring progress. It prioritises…
One-off short-term transfers and cost of living measures repeated over successive budgets are masking the shift towards greater levels of poverty. Today’s Survey on Income and Living Conditions…
The Sustainable Progress Index 2025 comprises of three dimensions, economy, society and environment. Ireland is ranked 6th out of 14 comparable EU countries on the society index. We score…
The deprivation figures published in today’s Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC): Enforced Deprivation 2024 show that just over 844,700 people still struggle to achieve a basic…
Social Justice Ireland welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Department of Social Protection's Strategy Statement for 2025 to 2028. Our…
