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If Ireland raised its Corporation Tax Rate to 15%, would the economy collapse?
Paul Sweeney 08/07/2021
Ireland has had a low rate of corporation tax of 12.5% since 2003. If two decades later, the rate was raised by 2.5% to a minimum rate of 15%, as …
A Tale of Two Irelands
Amie Lajoie 29/06/2021
A year into the pandemic, it has become clear that Ireland has a severely divided society in terms of household debt and financial wellbeing. Dr Amie …
Irish version Inflation and the Strongest Recovery since WW2
Paul Sweeney 24/06/2021
Inflation is rearing its ugly head again, especially with soaring commodity prices. Inflation was very high in the 1970s and 1980s but it was both …
Part 2: The European Super League: It's origins and how democracy can save football
Louis Brennan 14/06/2021
The European Super League was not a sudden phenomenon and did not happen overnight, rather it was a culmination of the financialisation and …
Part 1: The European Super League: It's origins and how democracy can save football
Louis Brennan 01/06/2021
On Sunday the 18th of April, a bombshell was dropped which was set to irreparably change the fabric and structure of football leagues around Europe. …
Listening to and Learning from Young Voices
Ciara McFadden 18/05/2021
“What better way to begin to listen to needs and ideas than to start with the children...we wanted to think about the people living in Ardara, all …
Building a fast and fair climate transition from the bottom up
Suzie Cahn 04/05/2021
The pandemic highlights the need for climate justiceCommunities across Ireland have been adapting to the rapid changes brought about by the pandemic. …
A green recovery starts with the right to a healthy environment
Sean McCabe 22/04/2021
The 46th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC46) in Geneva last month may be remembered as a watershed moment in the global campaign for …
Childcare: time for a new model
Robert Sweeney 31/03/2021
The pandemic has turned life upside down for everyone; people locked up in their apartments and houses, job losses, income losses, furloughs, lost …
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Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …