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Data on Wealth in Ireland
Paul Sweeney 13/03/2015
Paul Sweeney: There has been no study of the distribution of wealth in Ireland by any government body until recently. Now the CSO has undertaken such …
Arguments for a gendered investment plan
Paula Clancy 09/03/2015
Paula Clancy: As a consequence of austerity policies the programme for gender equality in Ireland has been hard hit. Ursula Barry’s recent TASC …
Don’t sell, buy: Paul Sweeney on Aer Lingus in Irish Times
09/03/2015
Paul Sweeney, Chair of TASC's Economists' Network, wrote a strong opinion piece on Aer Lingus in The Irish Times on Friday, 6th of March 2015. You …
Mathematically Progressive or Socially Progressive?
Cormac Staunton 06/03/2015
Cormac Staunton: You don’t measure how peaceful an area is by counting the number of peacekeepers. If anything, the presence of peacekeepers is an …
Aer Lingus Watch #5
Paul Sweeney 25/02/2015
Paul Sweeney: I began Aer Lingus Watch 3 by saying that the government will not sell its stake in Aer Lingus. The Taoiseach had said that he wanted …
Why ‘gross’ income inequality matters
Cormac Staunton 24/02/2015
Cormac Staunton: Cherishing All Equally has prompted a discussion of economic inequality in Ireland. In a previous post I discussed why looking only …
Five Progressive Views on Greece
Nat O'Connor 20/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: Queries: The European Progressive Magazine circulated five articles about the Greek crisis, all of which are relevant to Ireland. Click …
More on Ireland's Low Taxation and Income Tax Progressivity
Nat O'Connor 20/02/2015
Nat O'Connor: The OECD provides a table of its member states showing total tax revenue as a percentage of GDP. In 2012, Ireland's total tax revenue …
Aer Lingus Watch #4: Did Privatisation Make Aer Lingus Profitable?
Paul Sweeney 19/02/2015
Paul Sweeney: A number of commentators have claimed that privatisation was the best way for Aer Lingus and that it was the making of the company …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …