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 society as a whole. In all of this, we focus on human rights and the common good.
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BudgetPPN Snapshot of the year 2024
The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht has just released the 'PPN Snapshot of the year 2024'.
2024 was an important year for the PPNs as it marked the 10th anniversary. 2024 was also a year of broader change and renewal for the Irish political landscape with local, European and national elections held. If we are to ensure there is real and effective monitoring and impact assessment of policy development and implementation using an evidence-based approach at local and national level, we need to promote deliberative democracy and insist on a process of inclusive social dialogue.
To that end, Local authorities and PPNs work together collaboratively to support communities and…
Homelessness and the new Housing Plan: Encouraging Developments
Social Justice Matters Podcast - Aoife Ní Lochlain on Aviation and Fairness in Climate Policy: The Case for Making Flying Pay
Cost of living increases continue to have a substantial impact on low income households and older people - Poverty Focus 2025
Does the New Housing Plan Match the Scale of the Challenge?
Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025–2030: What's in the Plan?
Ireland’s new housing plan, Delivering Homes, Building Communities 2025–2030, is the Government’s latest attempt to respond to the severe pressures facing the housing system. Homelessness, affordability, and supply shortages are issues that continue to have a profound impact on quality of life in Ireland, despite being…
Thought for the day
“Change is always happening for the good of you and for everyone. It is the evolution of life. In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.”
Social Justice Matters Podcast - Social Justice Ireland on COP 30
Who Owns the Planet? Rethinking Capital to Tackle Climate Change
Future Forty - a fiscal and economic outlook to 2065
'Future Forty - A Fiscal and Economic Outlook to 2065' has been published by the Department of Finance and it examines the long-term impacts of global megatrends and other structural shifts and their potential impact on Ireland’s economy and public finances in the years ahead. The analysis presents a Central Scenario,…
Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazards
The recent Global Multidimensional Poverty Index 2025 Overlapping Hardships: Poverty and Climate Hazards from the United Nations Development Programme and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative issues a clear warning: the global fight against poverty can no longer be separated from the fight against climate…
Social Justice Matters Podcast - Steven O'Connell from the Football Cooperative - A community football health intervention for Men
From Polarisation to Partnership: Strengthening Social Cohesion Across Europe
Ireland and the 2025 Trafficking in Persons Landscape
The Vital Role of Libraries in Empowering Communities and Fostering Lifelong Learning
