Socioeconomy

A Limited Perspective: Gaps in the Government's 2024 Wellbeing Framework

Monday, 14 April 2025

Understanding life in Ireland: A Well-being Framework

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…

EU AI Act: The First Comprehensive Regulation on Artificial Intelligence

Monday, 7 April 2025

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…

Social Justice Matters: 2025 guide to a fairer Irish society

Thursday, 3 April 2025

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 Ireland’s future as a…

World Happiness Report 2025

Monday, 31 March 2025

The World Happiness Report for 2025 focused on the 'impact of caring and sharing on people’s happiness. Like ‘mercy’ in Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice, caring is “twice-blessed” – it…

Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Economy

Thursday, 27 March 2025

The Sustainable Progress Index 2025 comprises of three dimensions, economy, society and the environment. Ireland is ranked joint 7th out of 14 comparable EU countries on the economy index. Although…

Wellbeing: Measuring What Matters

Wednesday, 26 March 2025

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 hide shift towards greater poverty levels as almost 630,000 people live in poverty

Thursday, 20 March 2025

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…

Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Society

Monday, 17 March 2025

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 highly on…

State of the Nation's Children report

Monday, 3 March 2025

The latest State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) report provides a comprehensive picture of children's lives in Ireland. It presents key information on children’s health, behavioural and educational…

Ireland’s Economic Future: Key Insights from the OECD Economic Survey 2025

Thursday, 27 February 2025

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its 2025 Economic Survey of Ireland, detailing a comprehensive analysis of the nation's economic performance and…