Poverty continues to present a persistent and multidimensional challenge right across the European Union. In early 2026, the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) published a significant…
The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published its Household Internet Security 2025 report, based on the annual Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Household Survey carried…
In January 2026, the Hot or Cool Institute, in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), published a comprehensive report titled 'Unfulfilled…
The Sustainable Progress Index is a landmark annual report. The findings can support and enhance the policy decisions of the Irish Government when it comes to progressing the…
Ireland ranks 7th out of 14 comparable EU countries in this year’s Sustainable Progress Index, commissioned by Social Justice Ireland. The index comprises three dimensions: economy,…
Care was a big topic in 2024: questions were asked about exactly what it is, who needs it, who deserves it, who provides it and how they should all be supported. With demographic change in the years…
Care, in all its forms, is the quiet foundation upon which societies are built. It is the work that sustains families, communities, and the social and economic fabric. In Ireland, the meaning and…
The Wellbeing Framework has become a valuable tool for guiding Ireland’s policy decisions. Each year, the Government of Ireland publishes a wellbeing report, Understanding Life in Ireland,…
The Government’s report Understanding Life in Ireland: The Well-being Framework 2025 opens by stating that the “framework provides a high-level holistic overview of how our…
The World Inequality Lab recently published its 'World Inequality Report 2026', the third edition of a landmark global assessment of economic disparities. The World Inequality Report brings together…
