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In the midst of a crisis why are we selling off much needed local authority housing?
Rory Hearne 18/11/2015
Rory Hearne: You just have to wonder do we ever learn? In the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis with over 100,000 households in dire need of …
Transport policy and social equality
James Wickham 17/11/2015
James Wickham: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has just closed the consultation period for its draft transport strategy for the Greater Dublin …
Budget decisions would benefit from stronger role for Houses of Oireachtas
Nuala Haughey 12/11/2015
Nuala Haughey: The revelation a few years ago that German parliamentarians were privy to vital Budget information withheld from our own lawmakers …
Universal health care most important factor in Irish Happiness
Rory Hearne 11/11/2015
Rory Hearne: It is an important time for thinking about the type of Ireland we would like to see developing through the recovery and into the future. …
Why Ireland Needs a Plan B for Brexit
David Begg 10/11/2015
David Begg: The publication of a report by the ESRI suggesting that a fifth of Anglo-Irish trade could be at risk in the event of a ‘Brexit’ …
Unequal recovery shows the changing fortunes in Ireland
Cormac Staunton 09/11/2015
Cormac Staunton: If incomes are a reliable indicator of the health the Irish economy since the financial crisis, then there has been a significant …
Why Brexit might be good for Europe – and for social equality
James Wickham 29/10/2015
James Wickham: As the Brexit referendum draws closer, progressive Europeans might start asking: do we really want them anyway? Arguably a Brexit …
EU ruling will bring realistic approach to "Tax Wars"
Paul Sweeney 28/10/2015
Paul Sweeney: “I like to pay taxes. With them, I buy civilization.” said Oliver Wendel Holmes Jr, a US judge in 1927. Today many major companies …
The State must intervene in housing market
Rory Hearne 24/10/2015
Rory Hearne: The Irish housing system is in an unprecedented crisis. This is visible in escalating rents, ‘economic’ evictions, mortgage arrears, …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Shana Cohen
Dr. Shana Cohen is the Director of TASC. She studied at Princeton University and at the …