Some 32 armed conflicts were reported in 2021, a slight decrease on the 34 reported in each of the years 2018 to 2020. The main change is because the dispute between Armenia and Azerbaijan over…
Government announced the development of a National Demand Management Strategy aims to reduce traffic congestion. Social Justice Ireland welcomes the development of this strategy, which…
Today, April 21st, is Ireland's Earth Overshoot Day for 2023. 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 Government’s Stability Programme Update raises major challenges for Ireland on infrastructure, taxation and income distribution. Social Justice Ireland believes a new approach is…
Problems with the Irish healthcare system are often apparent through difficulties of access. However, that is not the whole story – as well as waiting times for access to hospital care, there are…
New figures from Eurostat show that 6 per cent of EU youth are classed as severely materially and socially deprived. In 2021, across the EU, the social deprivation rate for the population as a…
According to statistics compiled by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government, the number of families in all Traveller accommodation increased by eight per cent between 2019 and…
A new report shows that across the OECD, the average length of a job held by the same worker declined by around nine months between 2012 and 2019, and the decline has been felt across all age…
Locked Out of the Market is a quarterly report published by the Simon Communities of Ireland based on a snapshot survey conducted over three consecutive days. This latest version published in…
The latest data indicate that 11,754 people, including 3,373 children, accessed emergency homeless accommodation in the week 20-26 February 2023. Family homelessness has decreased by 40 per cent…