What Difference Would a Left-Led Government Make to Ireland?
Nat O'Connor 28/05/2026
As of January 2026, successive opinion polls give centre-right Fianna Fáil and Fine Gael combined less than 40% of support for the next general election. Could Ireland have a government for the first time that excludes both of these traditional parties of government? Recent polls indicate that this is possible. Whether most of the other parties …
The Unique Needs of Older Drug Users: Are We Doing Enough?
Passerose Mantoy 20/05/2026
For the past 26 years, I have worked in the addiction sector in Dublin watching the landscape of substance use evolve. While much attention is given …
How AI Music is Advancing Far Right Narratives in Ireland
Molly Newell 28/04/2026
In the middle of summer 2024, the song “10 Drunk Cigarettes” became a TikTok sensation. This was the height of Brat Summer - a time when women …
Food (and fuel) for thought: unpacking Ireland’s fuel protests
Kieran Harrahill 14/04/2026
Over the past week, Ireland has witnessed scenes not seen for a generation. Forecourts running out of fuel, limits placed on purchases, and the …
Nearly 90% of Dublin’s data centres are in economically-deprived areas
Molly Newell 02/04/2026
In March, global data centre and colocation provider Equinix announced construction of a new data centre in Dublin’s Blanchardstown …
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 …
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 …
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Passerose Mantoy
Passerose Mantoy is the CEO of Chrysalis Community Drug Project, a community-based drug …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …