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Gender Gaps still a reality on International Women's Day 2023

Wednesday, 8 March 2023
gender equality

Today, 8th March 2023, is International Women's Day. Eurostat have released a number of articles examining gender gaps in employment and pay across the EU.  Today, 8th March 2023, is International…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Income and Wealth

Friday, 6 January 2023
Income and wealth

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…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Work and Job Quality

Monday, 12 December 2022
work and job

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…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Time Use

Friday, 9 December 2022
time use

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…

National Social Monitor - Towards Wellbeing For All

Monday, 5 December 2022
Wellbeing cartoon

The Programme for Government 2020 commitment to the development of a well-being framework has been delivered on with the Second Report on Ireland’s Well-being Framework published in June 2022. As…

Government needs to get serious about its commitment to the Well-being Framework

Monday, 5 December 2022
Wellbeing

How is Ireland doing? In a country that still is unable to provide secure affordable housing, timely access to healthcare, support children with extra educational needs and has almost 595,000 people…

Towards Wellbeing For All - Conference Videos and Papers

Monday, 21 November 2022
Conference Flyer

On Wednesday, 16th November 2022, Social Justice Ireland held our Annual Social Policy Conference. This year's Conference was on the theme 'Towards Wellbeing for All'. We posed the question…

Living Wage must increase to €13.85 - Living Wage Technical Group

Thursday, 20 October 2022
Living Wage 22/23

The Living Wage Technical Group, of which Social Justice Ireland is part has today called for the introduction of a real living wage of €13.85 per hour. This represents a 7% (€0.95) change…

Budget 2023 Analysis

Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Budget Analysis 2023

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
Budget Analysis 2023

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…