Social Justice Ireland welcomes comments by new Taoiseach Simon Harris TD in his inaugural speech on the need for a new social contract. It is important to acknowledge that despite well…
The World Happiness Report for 2024 focused on the happiness of people during different life stages and of those in different generations. Overall, Ireland ranks 17th of the 143 countries polled…
559,850 people in Ireland are living in poverty, of which 176,912 are children.145,561 people living in poverty are in employment - the “working poor”.64,943 older people are living in poverty. 559,…
Children are one of the most vulnerable groups in any society. The care and support we provide for them will play a large part in determining the adults they will become. The 2023 report from the…
The official measure of inflation as published in the CPI shows that prices for consumer goods and services rose by 6.4% from September 2022 to September 2023. Over the same period, estimated annual…
The fundamental principle of a Just Transition is to leave no people, communities, economic sectors or regions behind as we transition to a low carbon future. Such a transition means changing how we…
The European Commission has recently published the ‘Annual Sustainable Growth Survey’, launching the 2024 European Semester cycle of economic policy coordination. The report puts forward an agenda to…
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…
In discussing the impact of Budget 2024 with the Select Committee on Budgetary OversightSocial Justice Ireland made the following observations: Overall, Budget 2024’s…
Budget 2024 follows the path of Budget 2023, with Government repeating last year’s mistakes. Rather than spending this year’s surplus to support those who most need it, for whom it would have…
