People and Participation

Managing Change to Build a Just Society – Policy Outcomes for a New Social Contract - Conference

Friday, 15 November 2024

On Wednesday, 13th November 2024, Social Justice Ireland held our Annual Social Policy Conference. This year's Conference was on the theme 'Managing Change to Build a Just Society – Policy…

Election 2024 - People and Communities

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

This edition of our Election 2024 Spotlight series examines things a new Government can do to promote social inclusion, participation and cohesion. This edition of our Election 2024 Spotlight series…

Election 2024 - People and Communities

Wednesday, 13 November 2024

This briefing sets out the present situation on a number of key challenges facing communities and promoting participation, an outline of what is possible in the next five years and specific policy…

Next Government will have a golden opportunity to deliver a social dividend for all

Tuesday, 5 November 2024

With a general election on the horizon, the next five years present a golden opportunity for the next Government to harness our economic success to deliver a social dividend for all. We can reverse…

A Better and Fairer Ireland

Monday, 4 November 2024

Social Justice Ireland's general election briefing 'A Better and Fairer Ireland' lays out a policy agenda for transformative change and the common good. Social Justice Ireland's …

Sr Brigid Reynolds awarded honorary doctorate

Monday, 4 November 2024

Sr Brigid Reynolds, co-founder of Social Justice Ireland, was awarded an honorary doctorate from South East Technological University (SETU) on Wednesday 30th October. Brigid was chosen as a…

Unlocking Potential: Invest in skills transfer programmes

Thursday, 31 October 2024

Net migration into Ireland was positive in April 2024, continuing a pattern which has been in place since 2015. This means that more people have entered the country than have left it. There were 149,…

National Social Monitor: Care - Governance and Participation

Monday, 1 July 2024

This section of our National Social Monitor: Care examines the need for care of systems and supports in our legal structures. This section of our National Social Monitor: Care examines the need for…

Well-being - Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2023

Monday, 10 June 2024

The well-being results from the Survey on Income and Living Conditions (SILC) 2023 have been published by the Central Statistics Office. The data covers overall life satisfaction, satisfaction with…

Basic Income for Artists

Tuesday, 4 June 2024

Social Justice Ireland welcomes the findings of the latest research on the Basic Income for Arts pilot scheme shows that this basic income pilot is having a positive impact on those artists…