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New Partnership between Citizens and the State is Good News for Hard Pressed Parents
Colm O'Doherty 09/06/2022
At a time when the Government is embroiled in a damaging row over the planned move of the National Maternity Hospital its new National Model of …
Is there a progressive approach to construction viability?
Robert Sweeney 03/05/2022
Global inflation has been hitting most of us hard. It has the potential to derail, or at least wobble, Ireland's recovering housing market. The claim …
From “why” to “why not”?
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran 21/04/2022
The current Russia-Ukraine war, is a wake-up call for countries to invest in renewable energy sources for energy security. The European Union, for …
We Must Strengthen the Democracy We are Trying to Defend
Shana Cohen 12/04/2022
First Published in the Irish Times 6 April 2022 The conflict in Ukraine has united democracies around the world, just as it has pushed Russia further …
Wage Theft in Ireland
Michelle O'Sullivan 11/04/2022
When the issue of hospitality workers not receiving tips gained prominence nationally in recent years, unions called the action of employers …
Here, there, and everywhere!
Chythenyen Devika Kulasekaran 14/03/2022
Global inflation has reached its highest level since 2008. As per a Swiss Re report, climate change is expected to reduce global economic output by …
Climate action income supplement could alleviate costs of transitioning to carbon zero future
Shana Cohen 03/03/2022
The rise in oil prices and the recent IPCC report, which stresses that we have very little time to mitigate against the worst effects of climate …
The Pensions Commission Report and the Oireachtas Joint Committee Response
Jim Stewart 21/02/2022
The Report of the Commission on Pensions presents compelling evidence that the current financing of Social Welfare pensions is not sustainable …
Essential workers: visible and invisible, organised and unorganised
James Wickham 03/02/2022
What about the workers? The pandemic led to a continual discussion of working from home and its consequences for everything from domestic life to …
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Jim Stewart
Dr Jim Stewart is Adjunct Associate Professor at Trinity College Dublin. His research …
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Vic Duggan
Vic Duggan is an independent consultant, economist and public policy specialist catering …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …