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News Reports of Tax Cuts are Deeply Flawed
Nat O'Connor 29/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: Reporting of taxation issues is very flawed in Ireland. From before Christmas, we had reports like: "Income tax may be cut in the next …
The Secretive TTIP Agreement Threatens Democratic Regulation of European Economies
29/05/2014
What follows is a statement which was unanimously adopted at the Congress of the Nordic Transport Workers’ Federation in Malmoe, Sweden, last week: …
Thomas Piketty in The Financial Times and Tax Transparency
Nat O'Connor 26/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: It's an old stereotype that you can tell who are the serious left-wing economists by whether or not they read The Financial Times. The …
Most people won't benefit from any change to the 41% higher tax rate
22/05/2014
Talk of cuts to the 41% higher rate of income tax ignores the fact that two-thirds of people paying income tax do not pay any tax at that rate. The …
Symposium at NUI Maynooth: "Can Social Investment Save Social Europe?"
20/05/2014
On Thursday, 29th of May, a special seminar on Social Investment in Europe will be hosted by the Department of Sociology/ NIRSA, Political Economy …
Piketty and Inequality in Ireland
Cormac Staunton 08/05/2014
Cormac Staunton: Considerable attention is being given to Thomas Piketty’s influential work on economic inequality – “Capital in the 21st …
An Equitable Solution for Water Charging (and Leaks)?
Nat O'Connor 07/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: We now have more detail about the Government's proposed model of water charging. Minister Phil Hogan called water charging "“one of …
Enough Said about the Wealthy in Ireland?
Nat O'Connor 02/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: A quote from The Irish Times (2 May 2014): "RTÉ's managing director of news and current affairs Kevin Bakhurst said one of the ways …
Tackling Health Inequalities (IMO)
Nat O'Connor 01/05/2014
Nat O'Connor: I had the opportunity to address the IMO's annual general meeting on Friday 24th April, at a scientific session entitled "Balancing a …
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Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …