Category: Environment
Investigating the State of Climate Justice within Housing Conditions in Ireland
Aoife Murphy 14/11/2023
Introduction: During the final year of my bachelor’s degree at UCD, I was given the opportunity to research any matter of social injustice in depth …
Fiscal Rules Update
Robert Sweeney 15/05/2023
Last month the EU Commission released a communication on the fiscal rules that would, if implemented, have major implications for Europe. It would …
What needs to be done to keep Irish beef farming alive and kicking
Molly Breen 11/04/2023
IntroductionAs a young student born and reared in County Dublin, I am no expert on the ins and outs of beef farming. Yet, I have always appreciated …
Cycling to Carmageddon
James Wickham 11/12/2022
In 2030 there will be more cars on the road in Ireland. As a direct result of current climate change policy, the private car will be more embedded in …
Fiscal Rules Reform
Robert Sweeney 17/11/2022
On Wednesday last week, the European Commission published a communication on the future trajectory of the Fiscal Rules, which have been suspended …
Make Agriculture Exciting Again
Kieran Harrahill 18/10/2022
The question of how agriculture in Ireland can adapt to the need to reduce emissions has become a contentious issue recently. Agriculture has a large …
From Free Market to Subsidised Capitalism
Paul Sweeney 13/10/2022
There has been a revolutionary transformation of Capitalism, the western economic system, in just over a decade. Four extraordinary events have …
A recipe for climate action
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran 28/07/2022
For a long time, the economy was regarded as the "system," while the environment and society were regarded as "sub-systems." The global economy is …
From “why” to “why not”?
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran 21/04/2022
The current Russia-Ukraine war, is a wake-up call for countries to invest in renewable energy sources for energy security. The European Union, for …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Nat O'Connor
Dr Nat O’Connor is Assistant Professor of Social Policy at UCD, a fellow of the UCD …