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Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Environment

Monday, 24 March 2025
SDG 13 Climate Action

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

Thursday, 20 March 2025
SILC2024

One-off short-term transfers and cost of living measures repeated over successive budgets are masking the shift towards greater levels of poverty. Today’s Survey on Income and Living Conditions…

Sustainable Progress Index 2025: Society

Monday, 17 March 2025
SPI2025

The Sustainable Progress Index 2025 comprises of three dimensions, economy, society and environment. Ireland is ranked 6th out of 14 comparable EU countries on the society index. We score highly…

Ireland failing to make progress on recycling

Thursday, 13 March 2025
EPA Waste 2022

The latest  Circular Economy and Waste Statistics Highlights Report 2022 from the Environmental Protection Agency shows that waste generated in Ireland has increased by 20 per…

844,700 people forced to go without in 2024, of which more than 262,700 are children

Tuesday, 11 March 2025
Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC): Enforced Deprivation 2024 infographic

The deprivation figures published in today’s Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC): Enforced Deprivation 2024 show that just over 844,700 people still struggle to achieve a basic standard…

Social Justice Ireland's Submission to the Strategy Statement 2025-2028

Monday, 10 March 2025
Population

Social Justice Ireland welcomed the opportunity to make a submission to the Department of Social Protection's Strategy Statement for 2025 to 2028. Our submission hope to…

State of the Nation's Children report

Monday, 3 March 2025
cultivating through education

The latest State of the Nation’s Children (SONC) report provides a comprehensive picture of children's lives in Ireland. It presents key information on children’s health, behavioural and…

Ireland’s Economic Future: Key Insights from the OECD Economic Survey 2025

Thursday, 27 February 2025
econ_soc_cult_rights graphic

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has released its 2025 Economic Survey of Ireland, detailing a comprehensive analysis of the nation's economic performance and…

Ireland's first National Financial Literacy Strategy

Monday, 24 February 2025
National Financial Literacy Strategy

Ireland's first National Financial Literacy Strategy 2025-2029, was launched last week (February 20th). This comprehensive plan is aimed at enhancing financial literacy across the nation. This…

Ireland Ranks 9th out of 14 EU countries on UN SDGs

Thursday, 20 February 2025
all sdgs

Ireland ranks 9th out of 14 comparable EU countries in this year’s Sustainable Progress Index.  The index comprises three dimensions: economy, society and environment.  Ireland is ranked in the…

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