I will be on a holiday break until mid-August. Hoping everyone will be able to enjoy a break.  

We should not under-estimate the impact of the Eurostat ruling. It completely removes the rationale for Irish Water and the water charges.  After Eurostat, there is no policy, no direction,…

You might think that the fight against poverty would involve considerable resources, a mix of various social and economic policies and a lot of political will.  Sure, you could do…

The Nordic model, or at least the public services and income supports associated with that model, has got some airing largely owing to supportive comments made by the TDs who…

So you’re young, ready to take up work, make a bit of money and, most of all, make the social contribution that is expected of all members of the homo…

Who said the following? ‘ . . . if the income share of the top 20 percent (the rich) increases, then GDP growth actually declines over the medium term, suggesting…

You’d think, listening to Ministers reeling off employment numbers and media reports of new job announcements, that Ireland was some lean, mean job creation machine.  Well, in comparison with other…

Given the release of the new Living Wage estimate for 2015 – €11.50 per hour – most people would agree that, in an ideal world, all work should pay at…

Question: which Eurozone government has 61 percent public support for their position in the Greek bailout negotiations?  Answers on a small postcard.   Last January Syriza won 36 percent of the…