Is there a progressive approach to construction viability?
Robert Sweeney 03/05/2022
Global inflation has been hitting most of us hard. It has the potential to derail, or at least wobble, Ireland's recovering housing market. The claim that much building is financially unviable remains a thorny issue. If correct, it follows that policy should enable more profits to flow into construction, for example by further deregulating …
From “why” to “why not”?
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran 21/04/2022
The current Russia-Ukraine war, is a wake-up call for countries to invest in renewable energy sources for energy security. The European Union, for …
We Must Strengthen the Democracy We are Trying to Defend
Shana Cohen 12/04/2022
First Published in the Irish Times 6 April 2022 The conflict in Ukraine has united democracies around the world, just as it has pushed Russia further …
Wage Theft in Ireland
Michelle O'Sullivan 11/04/2022
When the issue of hospitality workers not receiving tips gained prominence nationally in recent years, unions called the action of employers …
Here, there, and everywhere!
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran 14/03/2022
Global inflation has reached its highest level since 2008. As per a Swiss Re report, climate change is expected to reduce global economic output by …
Climate action income supplement could alleviate costs of transitioning to carbon zero future
Shana Cohen 03/03/2022
The rise in oil prices and the recent IPCC report, which stresses that we have very little time to mitigate against the worst effects of climate …
The Pensions Commission Report and the Oireachtas Joint Committee Response
Jim Stewart 21/02/2022
The Report of the Commission on Pensions presents compelling evidence that the current financing of Social Welfare pensions is not sustainable …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …