Notes on the Front

Commentary on Irish Political Economy by Michael Taft, researcher for SIPTU

Month: September 2021

  • Living Up to the Living Wage

    The Living Wage Technical Group has announced that a single full-time employee would need to earn €12.90 per hour to achieve a minimal and socially acceptable standard of living.  This…


  • Derailing the Pension Age Train

    The front page headline in the Irish Independent reads:  ‘Increase in State pension age to 67 should be delayed by seven years, report to recommend.’ Apparently the Commission on Pensions…


  • Rents, Noise and the Government Housing Plan

    One of the more damning critiques of the Government’s housing plan came from Eoin Burke-Kennedy, who had only a few days before reminded us that growing supply won’t reduce prices:…


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