A Defence of Taxation, Revisited

Nat O'Connor 10/03/2026

In 2014, TASC published A Defence of Taxation. Its argument in favour of progressive alternatives to reducing public services through tax cuts remains as salient as ever, and it is an appropriate topic to revisit on the 25th anniversary of TASC. The context has changed, but Ireland’s tax system is still unstable and unsustainable, despite …

Is the Draghi Report Good for EU Citizens?

Paul Sweeney 17/02/2026

Is the Draghi Report Good for EU Citizens? The EU Commission appointed Mario Draghi to examine how the European economy might be kick-started to …

Economic Inequality and the Rise of Populism, Revisited

Nat O'Connor 16/02/2026

In 2017, I published a paper entitled Three Connections between Rising Economic Inequality and the Rise of Populism. This has been my most cited …

25 Years of Change: Addiction Work in Dublin Through a Trauma Informed Lens

Passerose Mantoy 20/01/2026

If you walked into an addiction service 25 years ago – when I started working in Chrysalis CDP, a Dublin community drug project – the work looked …

Challenging disability access to transport in Ireland

Sophia Black 17/12/2025

In Ireland, people with disabilities, whether visible or non-visible, face various difficulties in accessing public transport. These challenges limit …

Voices of Civic Engagement

Emma DeSouza 03/12/2025

Deliberative democracy has been on the rise globally as more governments embrace citizen participation as a tool in policymaking. Despite this …

I wish we could ignore Bill Gates on the climate crisis

10/11/2025

There are truckloads of money available. Just after Gates published his new missive, Oxfam revealed that the net worth of the 10 richest US …

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