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The Future of the Irish Healthcare System
Kirsty Doyle 03/05/2020
On the 24 March 2020, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that private hospitals would operate as public during the COVID-19 Emergency. This measure was …
How Businesses Can Survive the Lockdown
Paul Sweeney 01/05/2020
Many argue that bad businesses should not be supported by the state. However, if this pandemic’s lockdown lasts a long time, it is going to …
Privatisation, Precarity and Pandemic
Nick O'Neill 28/04/2020
“Minister ‘ashamed’ at waiting list for home help hours”“Body of pensioner lay undiscovered in house”“Home helps to ballot for strike …
Covid19 & the Developing World
Mary Van Lieshout 21/04/2020
The haunting coronavirus pandemic which has had such a devastating impact on all our lives has put the spotlight on the massive inequalities that …
Food For Thought As We Ponder Our Return to Normal
Sean McCabe 20/04/2020
Around the world, all but those workers essential to the functioning of critical services are sitting at home waiting for a return to …
Ireland after the virus
Derek Reed 17/04/2020
What are the options when the needs of the economy are great, and urgent, and the Government’s coffers are empty? The Central Bank forecasts that …
Plan now for the biggest socialisation ever
Paul Sweeney 15/04/2020
The greatest socialisation ever of the world’s private sector is taking place hourly. It will continue until the end of 2020 and beyond. It is a …
Non-mortgage debt and financial wellbeing of Irish households
Amie Lajoie 13/04/2020
Ireland has the fifth highest rate of personal indebtedness in Europe, and living with debt is a daily reality for over half of all Irish …
Coronavirus, Solidarity and an Emerging Eurozone Crisis
Jim Stewart 10/04/2020
The Coronavirus crisis has become the news. Like the virus, it is spreading from detailed public health analysis and discussion to …
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Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …