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From ‘extractive’ to ‘green’ sacrifice zones

Róisín Greaney, Matt York 20/02/2025

A decision by the Irish state on whether a floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility is deemed necessary for energy security is expected in the …

Reviewing Inequality: Understanding Piketty’s Latest Insights on Wealth, Power, and Justice

Paul Sweeney 30/01/2025

Thomas Piketty, was dubbed the "rock star economist" after his best-selling book "Capital in the 21st Century" was published in 2014. It was …

Financial Abuse: Hidden Costs of Domestic Violence

Larisa Andries 12/12/2024

Financial abuse is a critical yet often overlooked aspect of domestic violence. It extends beyond limiting access to money, undermining survivors' …

Making the Grade: Exploring the Impact of GenAI on Education Equality

Molly Newell 13/11/2024

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022 made generative AI (GenAI) tools more accessible than ever before, discussions about the role of …

6 Takeaways from TASC’s Workshop on Strengthening Irish Democracy in an Era of Democratic Decline

03/10/2024

On September 10th, TASC gathered a diverse group representing government, business, civil society, media, and community groups to discuss challenges …

Beyond Powaqqatsi: Towards an ecological community of communities

Matt York 03/09/2024

‘The imagination of the end is being corrupted by the end of the imagination.’ – Boaventura de Sousa Santos[i] The scientific evidence …

Migrant Workers and the Limits of the Law

Juliet McMahon, Michelle O'Sullivan 26/08/2024

While there are many high-skilled and high-paid migrant workers, in low wage sectors, research points to migrant workers’ vulnerability to …

Employment Rates, not Age, is a Better Predictor of Future Economic Dependency

Nat O'Connor 19/08/2024

Across the richer countries of the world—and increasingly across low and middle income countries too—there is concern expressed about the …

The right refugees in the wrong place?

James Wickham 13/08/2024

In 2021 there were approximately 2,000 Ukrainians in Ireland; between early 2022 and September 2023 approximately 96,000 Ukrainians arrived in …

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