Blog Archive

Don’t cut the USC – keep it for universal health care

Rory Hearne 25/11/2015

Rory Hearne: The pre-election promises of tax ‘give-aways’ in future Budgets have begun in earnest with Labour and Fine Gael’s reported …

An End to Tax Cuts in the US?

Paul Sweeney 19/11/2015

Paul Sweeney: Americans are not in favour of cutting taxes! The American Enterprise Institute, a Right Wing think tank, is saying that it’s the end …

In the midst of a crisis why are we selling off much needed local authority housing?

Rory Hearne 18/11/2015

Rory Hearne: You just have to wonder do we ever learn? In the midst of an unprecedented housing crisis with over 100,000 households in dire need of …

Transport policy and social equality

James Wickham 17/11/2015

James Wickham: The National Transport Authority (NTA) has just closed the consultation period for its draft transport strategy for the Greater Dublin …

Budget decisions would benefit from stronger role for Houses of Oireachtas

Nuala Haughey 12/11/2015

Nuala Haughey: The revelation a few years ago that German parliamentarians were privy to vital Budget information withheld from our own lawmakers …

Universal health care most important factor in Irish Happiness

Rory Hearne 11/11/2015

Rory Hearne: It is an important time for thinking about the type of Ireland we would like to see developing through the recovery and into the future. …

Why Ireland Needs a Plan B for Brexit

David Begg 10/11/2015

David Begg: The publication of a report by the ESRI suggesting that a fifth of Anglo-Irish trade could be at risk in the event of a ‘Brexit’ …

Unequal recovery shows the changing fortunes in Ireland

Cormac Staunton 09/11/2015

Cormac Staunton: If incomes are a reliable indicator of the health the Irish economy since the financial crisis, then there has been a significant …

Why Brexit might be good for Europe – and for social equality

James Wickham 29/10/2015

James Wickham: As the Brexit referendum draws closer, progressive Europeans might start asking: do we really want them anyway? Arguably a Brexit …

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