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The Collapse of Ireland’s Finances (again): A Reinterpretation
Robert Sweeney 19/02/2016
Robert Sweeney: As the election season reaches full swing, the inevitable claims of who did what and when, and what this means in the future …
Children and Food Insecurity – a crisis for Ireland’s future
Mary Flynn 11/02/2016
Dr Mary Flynn: The devastating economic crash in Ireland during 2008 threw the personal finances of large numbers of people into crisis. Work …
Debunking myths: why austerity and structural reforms have had little to do with Ireland's economic recovery
Aidan Regan 10/02/2016
Aidan Regan: It has been a truly remarkable few years for Ireland and the European Union. In the space of five years Ireland has gone from being the …
Housing Crisis & the Right to Housing should be a key issue in the election debate
04/02/2016
So its election fever time! The current housing crisis should be a key topic for discussion in the election debate. Despite the economic recovery the …
Guest Blog by Robert Watt: How Does Ireland's Public Service Compare?
Robert Watt 03/02/2016
Robert Watt: What evidence is there that the programme of Public Service Reform that has been pursued since 2011 is having an impact? The IPA’s …
The truth about taxes that you won’t hear during the election: Our taxes aren’t ‘stolen’ from us - they pay for nurses, guards and building schools
Rory Hearne 29/01/2016
Rory Hearne: As part of a debate I took part in on Renua’s ‘Flat Tax’ on the Pat Kenny show on Newstalk, both Pat Kenny and Eddie Hobbs (who …
Will the radical cuts in public spending planned by 2021 be abandoned?
Paul Sweeney 28/01/2016
Paul Sweeney: Will the plan to greatly cut public spending by 2021 set out in Budget 2016 now be revised? The question that all political parties …
Wrong recovery, wrong investment
James Wickham 25/01/2016
James Wickham: According to the Taoiseach before COP21, Ireland needed special consideration because: "We have lost a decade of investment in our …
Intergenerational inequality in Ireland: younger generations pay the price of austerity and recovery
Rory Hearne 21/01/2016
Rory Hearne: There is a requirement for a greater focus on who paid the highest price in austerity and who continues to be affected by inequality in …
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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 …
Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …