According to the latest release from Eurostat, rural areas are falling behind when it comes to digital literacy. According to the report, over a quarter (26 per cent) of people in the EU aged…
A recent publication from the Central Statistics Office looking at poverty status by health indicators shows that poverty rates and rates of enforced deprivation are higher in people who report a…
Fashion Revolution Week is an annual campaign that takes place every year in the week surrounding the 24th of April. This date is the anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory collapse in…
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…
