This was originally written for Progressive-Economy.ie We are now starting to get data to assess just who in society is getting hit and who is getting by.  Of course, we…

The headline reads: ‘GDP rises for first time in four years’.  Well, that’s good news. The report goes on: ‘The Irish economy grew in 2011 . . . according to…

This post was co-written with Tom McDonnell, Economic Policy Analyst with TASC. This originally appeared on Progressie-Economy.ie Even before the wording has been published and a referendum date named there…

This was originally written for Progressive-Economy.ie In Saturday’s Irish Times Stephen Collins wrote:   ‘Far from outlawing Keynesian economics, what the treaty seeks to do is to put an end to…

The very first question that should be answered is how much more austerity the passage of the Fiscal Treaty will mean.   After all, this is a ‘fiscal’ treaty.  It is…

A kind of surprising question, you might think.  Sure, they’re the ones who negotiated it, signed it and now asking people to vote for it.  They must think it’s great. …