Blog Archive

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 …

Meaning-Making and Embracing Change in the Midlands

Oscar Mooney 10/07/2024

On the 24th of May, I attended the end of project Connecting Communities with Peatlands End of Project Conference at the Athlone Springs Hotel. The …

Ireland Shows a Wave of Young Political Candidates: Why Other Nations Should Follow Suit

Teagan Mayr 04/07/2024

Last Thursday the United States held its first general election debate, attended by assumed nominees former President Donald Trump and President Joe …

The Ways to Address Core Inequality - Market Inequality.

Paul Sweeney 16/04/2024

It was seen in the last blog on Market Inequality that there are a number of factors creating the problem. The first issue is that the distribution …

Addressing the Core Cause of Inequality

Paul Sweeney 21/03/2024

Ireland has the highest level of market inequality in Europe. However, this is alleviated by our tax and welfare system. Market inequality arises …

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