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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Irish Households Becoming More Savvy About Internet Security in 2025

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The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has published its Household Internet Security 2025 report, based on the annual Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Household Survey carried out in the second quarter of 2025. The release highlights how adults in Ireland are managing privacy, protecting personal data, and interacting with online content. 

 

One of the key findings is that internet users are taking greater precautions to protect their personal information online. In 2025, 70 per cent of internet users restricted access to their geographical location when online. This is an increase from 61 per cent in 2023. 67 per cent limited the use of their personal data for advertising purposes, with men…

Social Justice Matters Podcast - Ber Grogan and Carol Baumann, Simon Communities Of Ireland on Older Adult Homelessness in Ireland

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A New Social Contract is Needed

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Ireland Ranks 7th out of 14 EU countries on UN Sustainable Development Goals

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How care, rights and inclusion must evolve in a changing world

Care in a Changing World

Social Justice Matters Podcast - Marianna Baggio on 'Out of the shadows: understanding and formalising undeclared care work in the EU'

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Our 2025 Annual Social Policy Conference was on the theme 'Care in a Changing World', bringing together voices from across the care landscape — carers, advocates, policymakers and organisations — to explore how care, rights and inclusion must evolve in a changing world.

Marianna Baggio is a research officer in the…

Thought for the day

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The way of this world is to praise dead saints and to persecute living ones

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An Alternative Wellbeing Framework for a Fairer Future

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A Limited Perspective: Gaps in the Government’s 2025 Wellbeing Framework

Understanding Life in Ireland: The Well-being Framework 2025

World Inequality Report 2026

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The World Inequality Lab recently published its 'World Inequality Report 2026', the third edition of a landmark global assessment of economic disparities. The World Inequality Report brings together contributions from over 200 researchers and provides the most up-to-date, multi-dimensional analysis of global inequality…

Social Justice Matters Podcast - Dr. Naomi Feely on responses to Child Poverty

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Dr. Naomi Feely is Policy Director with the Children's Rights Alliance. She chats with Susanne Rogers about two recent documents related to measures tackling Child Poverty in Ireland.  Breaking the Cycle: New Measures in Budget 2026 to Address Child Poverty and Promote Well-being and Anois an tAm: Breaking…

The True Scale of Social Housing Demand in Ireland

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The Human Freedom Index 2025: A Global Picture of Liberty

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An international protection process that is fair, timely, and humane is not only achievable, but also essential

Review of Ireland’s International Protection Application System

Care in a Changing World - Conference

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