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A more helpful starting point
Michael Taft 22/07/2009
Michael Taft: There are few subjects that can create dispute and contention quite like public-private pay differentials (Manus O’Riordan’s …
Sarah Carey looks at economic inequality
22/07/2009
Sarah Carey has been mentioned in dispatches on PE before but, leaving aside her slightly problematical historical analysis, today she’s on the …
Is public spending in Ireland too high?
Slí Eile 20/07/2009
Slí Eile: Simple question. But not so straight forward when it comes to it. Too high relative to ‘what we can afford?’, ‘too high relative to …
Here's to economic recovery
Michael Taft 20/07/2009
Michael Taft: Maybe Colm McCarthy doesn’t drink Carlsberg. He certainly has not taken on board their recent ad campaign which suggests: ‘It’s …
When is spam not spam? When it's As Gaeilge ...
20/07/2009
Last Thursday morning, shortly after The Report had been released and our bloggers were preparing to comment, we received the following message from …
Debate on public sector pay ...
20/07/2009
SIPTU's Manus O'Riordan - writing in the Irish Independent last week - noted that: "In the three years to December 2008, the money values of average …
When is a baseline figure .... not a baseline figure?
18/07/2009
The Irish Times has a report today quoting a slightly bemused Michael Somers, head of the NTMA. It seems The Report recommended cutting NTMA staff …
An Bord Snip - An attack on the health of the nation
Sara Burke 17/07/2009
Sara Burke: The Bord Snip Nua report has the potential to undermine the health of the Irish people and specifically those who already have the …
The cuts and children
17/07/2009
“There’s a definite stink of class war off these documents.” An tSaoi: So commented “ec” on Irish Economy at 3.34 p.m. yesterday this …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …