Category: Europe
Mythbusters 201: Are Social Welfare Rates in Ireland high compared to elsewhere?
Slí Eile 16/07/2009
Slí Eile: A popular view that finds its way into pub conversations, page 4 of the ‘tabloids’, agonising phone-in shows, Dáil debates and …
Facing up to inequality
Peadar Kirby 07/07/2009
Peadar Kirby: Tasc's survey of public opinion on inequality in Irish society is both welcome and significant. One of the remarkable and disturbing …
How much can Ireland inc afford to pay those on welfare?
Slí Eile 17/06/2009
Slí Eile: Irish Times journalist, Sarah Carey, writing on 17 June ('State's own welfare must determine level of payments') has taken up the welfare …
Climbing out of the Abyss
Slí Eile 11/06/2009
Slí Eile: Have ‘non-economists’ anything to contribute on how we climb out of this abyss? In a series entitled ‘Re-imagining the Future’ the …
A Quantum of Solace
09/06/2009
The European Trade Union Institute published a working paper yesterday – entitled ‘A Quantum of Solace’ - examining the effect of stimulus …
Political lessons from Iceland
Peadar Kirby 19/05/2009
Peadar Kirby: With the forthcoming local and European elections opening the first opportunity for the political impact of the economic crisis to find …
Neo-liberalism and the EU: A German perspective
18/05/2009
The ZAUBER group in the University of Goettingen in Germany has been examining the future of labour relations and employment in Europe. One of the …
Do it, Explain it, Avoid it
Slí Eile 13/05/2009
Sli Eile: “Do it, Explain it and Avoid it” is the advice of Jens Henriksson. He also says that ‘A few powerpoint slides, a report and a good …
Charting progressive routes to recovery
11/05/2009
TASC hosted a seminar today at which Maria Rodrigues, special advisor to the Federation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), made a presentation …
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Robert Sweeney
Robert Sweeney is a policy analyst at TASC and focuses on issues surrounding Irish …
Paul Sweeney
Paul Sweeney is former Chief Economist of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions. He was a …
Kirsty Doyle
Kirsty Doyle is a Researcher at TASC, working in the area of health inequalities. She is …