Categories

Category: Inequality

Social Justice Ireland launched

Slí Eile 06/09/2009

Slí Eile: Social Justice Ireland has been launched. See its new website.

Voluntary activity and active citizenship: latest CSO figures

Colm O'Doherty 02/08/2009

Colm O'Doherty: The 'message' that Irish Times Social Affairs Correspondent Carl O’Brien has taken from the recent CSO Report on Community …

We deserve it

Michael Taft 02/08/2009

Michael Taft: Just to ensure that everyone knows why we must all share the pain coming down the line, Cathal O’Loughlin (writing in today's Sunday …

Pensions

27/07/2009

According to the Sunday Business Post yesterday, the Commission on Taxation may propose introducing a common rate for pension tax relief of around 30 …

Why wage cuts are not a good thing

23/07/2009

This post was written by Professor Terrence McDonough of the Department of Economics in NUIG in May. Given the current debate on pay levels (whether …

Sarah Carey looks at economic inequality

22/07/2009

Sarah Carey has been mentioned in dispatches on PE before but, leaving aside her slightly problematical historical analysis, today she’s on the …

The cuts and children

17/07/2009

“There’s a definite stink of class war off these documents.” An tSaoi: So commented “ec” on Irish Economy at 3.34 p.m. yesterday this …

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 …

New TASC survey shows 85% believe wealth distribution is unfair

06/07/2009

Survey results published by TASC today show that 85% of respondents believe wealth distribution in Ireland is unfair, and an equal number (85%) …

Newsletter Sign Up