Category: Investment
A European Treasury
Katja Lehto-Komulainen 19/04/2017
In Rome, EU leaders pledged to build a “prosperous and sustainable Europe” where “economies converge”. Fine words - but empty ones without …
Housing shortage – whatever happened to the workers?
James Wickham 09/04/2017
There’s a lot of building to do: Ireland needs a housing building programme, a renewal of infrastructure, investment in public transport especially …
Why further reform of the CAP is needed now
Alan Matthews 16/01/2017
Recently I argued at the European Parliament that further reform of the CAP is needed now. Reform of the Common Agricultural Policy has been ongoing …
Better research engagement can deliver better research impact
Maura Adshead 13/01/2017
Nearly half the world’s population eat food cooked indoors on stoves fuelled by wood, coal or animal dung. The World Health Organization estimates …
Women at Work in Ireland
Paul Sweeney 03/01/2017
Did you know that until 1973 if a woman got married in the Irish civil service, she had to resign so that a man or single woman could take her job? …
Ireland has one of the Lowest Levels of 4G Availability in the World.
Paul Sweeney 16/12/2016
Ireland has one of the worst levels of 4G availability in the world. This is largely because of the privatisation of Eircom. Ireland is 75th of the …
Rental strategy insufficient for affordable homes
Rory Hearne 14/12/2016
The government’s Strategy for the Rental Sector, while containing the welcome provision of rental restrictions is ultimately flawed because it does …
A Progressive Development (growth) Policy for Europe
Paul Sweeney 29/11/2016
Did you know that last year 22.9 million people in the EU were unemployed, of which, a staggering 10.9 million people were long-term unemployed. At …
Book Review: Branko Milanovic, “Global Inequality”
Paul Sweeney 21/11/2016
Paul Sweeney: There are many books and reports on inequality now. It has been the big social issue for some time, but it is finally recognised as …
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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 …
Sean McCabe
Sean holds an B.Sc in Applied Physics from Dublin City University and an M.Sc. in …