With local elections approaching in May of this year, now is a good time to examine the way Ireland has built its strcuture of government and how it differs from the European norm.
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In recent years, libraries have greatly expanded their offering, with a rollout of digital services including e-books, and access to journals and catalogues online. They also provide affordable…
An outline of the policy challenges relating to Public Services and our proposed policy response is contained in Social Justice Matters: 2019 guide to a Fairer Irish Society. The chapter is…
A full analysis of the policy challenges in the area of sustainability and our proposed policy response is contained in Social Justice Matters: 2019 guide to a Fairer Irish Society. The chapter…
The Government must this year set a 5 year plan for eradicating poverty in Ireland. This is one of the key policy proposals in ‘Social Justice Matters: 2019 guide to a Fairer Irish Society’, our…
Over Christmas, RTE aired Players of the Faithful, a documentary about the Offaly team that won the All Ireland football championship in 1982. The show was interesting not just to sports…
According to a research paper published in the Journal of Epidemiol & Community Health by Dr. Amy Clair and Dr. Amanda Hughes[1], and using demographic characteristics and health behaviours…
The cost of the new National Children’s Hospital which has almost doubled in four years will have significant knock on effects on the rest of the health service. Who is ultimately going to pay for…
Recent reports from the IPCC and the EAT-Lancet Commission highlight the huge challenges we face globally as we look to adapt to a low carbon, sustainable society. The results of this research…
Yesterday Temple Street Children’s University Hospital reported that 842 homeless children presented to their Emergency Department in 2018 - an increase of 29 per cent on 2017. 26 per cent of…
