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Travellers in Ireland continue to face discrimination and racism
07/12/2021
Travellers in Ireland continue to face discrimination and racism both in their day to day lives and on a systemic level. Despite continuous hard work …
Supply and demand in housing
Robert Sweeney 19/10/2021
With the ongoing affordability problem, Housing for All, the recent budget, and more the housing issue isn’t going away any time soon. A regular …
French presidential elections of 2022
13/10/2021
From Marine Le Pen and Jean-Luc Mélenchon to Yannick Jadot, the French presidential elections which will take place in April 2022, certainly do not …
Post-pandemic Recovery and the Green Transition
09/08/2021
First published in Social Europe by László Andor, Secretary General of The Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS) The …
Only bold political vision will prepare the public for climate change
Shana Cohen 05/08/2021
The recent climate catastrophes and human cost, the revelations about Pegasus cybersecurity, and the billionaires’ space race all reflect the …
Our young people are still waiting for the great leap forward
Sean McCabe 29/07/2021
Ambition is in the eye of the beholder At a recent roundtable meeting with EU decision makers on the EU’s new Fit for 55 climate package, one …
The real reasons Ireland is against a 15% minimum corporate tax rate
Jim Stewart 23/07/2021
This article first appeared on Euronews on 16 July 2021 A total of 131 countries representing more than 90% of global GDP are celebrating a …
What was Driving Minister Donohoe's strange behaviour against Tax Reform and Multilateralism?
Paul Sweeney 15/07/2021
Paschal Donohoe is known as a serious, intellectual and committed centre-right politician who has supported international trade, globalisation and …
The creeping marketisation of welfare and employment services
Michael McGann 12/07/2021
The issue of unemployment, and the hundreds of thousands of people who are out of work, has rightly been a focus of much media and policy attention …
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Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
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Vic Duggan
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 …