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Social Justice Ireland is an independent social justice think tank.
We provide independent social analysis and evidence-based policy proposals, with the aim of creating a sustainable future for every member of society and for societies as a whole. In all of this, we focus on human rights and the common good.
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Earth Overshoot Day for Ireland 2025
Next month sees Ireland's Earth Overshoot Day for 2025 on May 17th. This is the day when, if everybody lived as we do in Ireland, we will have used all the biological resources that regenerates during the entire year. We now need 1.75 Earths in order to maintain this level of consumption. It is a powerful reminder of the negative impact that modern lifestyles and economic systems are having on the environment.
Past Earth Overshoot Days
The date on which we reach Earth Overshoot Day has shifted gradually each year from 25th December in 1971, to the 5th September in 2000 to now reaching the beginning of August in 2023. Earth Overshoot Day is based on the ecological footprint which is a measure of…
Measuring What Matters: An Alternative Wellbeing Framework for a Fairer Future
Fashion Revolution Week 2025
GIVING A VOICE TO THOSE WHO DON’T HAVE A VOICE
When you support Social Justice Ireland, you are tackling the causes of problems.
A Limited Perspective: Gaps in the Government's 2024 Wellbeing Framework
Sustainable Mobility Index 2024 for Rural Towns in Ireland’s Western Region
EU AI Act: The First Comprehensive Regulation on Artificial Intelligence
The European Union (EU) has taken a significant step in shaping the future of artificial intelligence (AI) with the introduction of the EU AI Act. First proposed in 2021, the world’s first…
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
‘Anyone who stops learning is old,
Whether at 20 or 80. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.
The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.’
Between €20 and €30bn of total tax revenue highly vulnerable
World Happiness Report 2025
Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Economy
The Sustainable Progress Index 2025 comprises of three dimensions, economy, society and the environment. Ireland is ranked joint 7th out of 14 comparable EU countries on the economy index.…
Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Environment
The Sustainable Progress Index 2025 comprises of three dimensions, economy, society and the environment. Ireland is ranked 11th on the environment index. Significant challenges…
One-off short-term transfers hide shift towards greater poverty levels as almost 630,000 people live in poverty
Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Society
Ireland failing to make progress on recycling
844,700 people forced to go without in 2024, of which more than 262,700 are children
