Results from the 2022 Census show that more than 700,000 people across Ireland volunteered on a regular basis. Of those, 290,000 people (about 6 per cent of the overall population) volunteered with a…
Inclusion Europe have published a new report, Inclusion indicators 2023 - Rights and inclusion of people with intellectual disabilities in 29 European countries examining equality and access for the…
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 behind…
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 government…
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…
This year's theme of the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) on December 3rd 2023, will be "United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with and by persons…
Social Justice Ireland's Annual Policy Conference, beginning at 9.30am today, will address the topic 'A Just Transition". The fundamental principle of a Just Transition is to leave no people…
One Monday this week, 2nd October 2023, 3,039 people from 131 countries became Irish citizens after making the declaration of fidelity to the Irish Nation and loyalty to the State. Ensuring that…
New figures on caring in Ireland from Census 2022 data were published by the Central Statistics Office (CSO) earlier this week, on Thursday 28th September. Census 2022 "sought to identify people who…
Census 2016 reports that 342,000 people in the work force were non-Irish nationals, with the four leading origins being the UK, Poland, Lithuania and Romania. Forty-two percent of all non-Irish…