Rural Development

National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? - Rural Development

Sunday, 11 June 2023

This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty? looks at issues of child poverty specific to rural Ireland. This section of our National Social Monitor: An End to Child Poverty…

Social Justice Matters: 2023 guide to a fairer Irish Society

Monday, 8 May 2023

In this socio-economic review for 2023 Social Justice Ireland presents a detailed analysis of a range of key matters which are central to social justice; a vision of Ireland’s future as a…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

Monday, 19 December 2022

The Programme for Government acknowledged that our “existing measures of economic performance fail to measure matters such as damage to the environment and voluntary work. They also overlook equality…

Budget 2023 Analysis

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

Less than 24 hours after Budget 2023 was announced, Social Justice Ireland produce the first comprehensive analysis of the Budget - the winners, the losers and what needs to happen next.…

Government widens rich/poor gap. Leaves poor further behind.

Wednesday, 28 September 2022

The Government’s Budget 2023 widened the rich/poor gap by €199 next year. Despite the welcome temporary measures to address the cost of living and energy crisis, in the long run this Budget will be…

The impact of remote working

Monday, 29 August 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic transformed the employment landscape in Ireland and remote working is now an integral feature of our working lives. ‘Making Remote Work’ – the national remote working strategy…

Budget 2023 is an opportunity for Rural and Regional Development

Monday, 8 August 2022

Investment in the regions is vital to a Just Transition. Rural Ireland faces many challenges, including an older population, higher rates of part-time employment, lower median incomes, distance from…

Wellbeing in Ireland - What Counts?

Friday, 29 July 2022

In October 2020, the Irish Government published its first paper on the introduction of a Wellbeing Framework and, since then, has been working on what should be included to measure how well Ireland…

Rural communities and a Just Transition

Tuesday, 19 July 2022

Irish Rural Link and Social Justice Ireland are undertaking a joint research project examining rural communities, wellbeing and a Just Transition. As part of this project we have developed…

Public transport must focus on rural areas and sustainability

Friday, 27 May 2022

According to the National Travel Survey 2019, 73.7 per cent of all journeys taken in 2019 were by private car (as driver or passenger), whereas public transport accounted for just 4.8 per cent of all…