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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 …
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 …
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Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …