Sean Healy
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Budget 2020 must raise tax take to tackle housing and climate issues, group says
- Social Affairs
- June 12, 2019, 17:12
Budget 2020 must raise overall tax take to sort out housing, healthcare and climate issues, think tank Social Justice Ireland has said, as it launches(...)

‘Alarming levels’ of child poverty linked to low pay
- Social Affairs
- April 15, 2019, 01:00
A “persistent problem” with low pay is contributing to “alarming levels” of child poverty, equality think tank Social Justice Ireland (SJI) will warn (...)

Lower-income families could get €2,400 tax refund under Fine Gael election plan
- Politics
- March 30, 2019, 01:00
Lower income families could be repaid up to €2,400 in tax every year under plans being considered by Fine Gael as a key element of its general electio(...)

Leinster SFC: Portlaoise take Moorefield in a mini winter classic
- Gaelic Football
- November 11, 2018, 17:08
Portlaoise (Laois) 1-14 Moorefield (Kildare) 1-11 This is the pure drop. If the glory of the club championship can be overegged at times by true Gael(...)

Rally hears calls for greater progress by Ireland on UN goals
- Politics
- September 25, 2018, 15:23
Ireland continues to be “a profoundly unequal place” and must make greater effort to live up to its commitments on ending poverty and world hunger by (...)

Government faces sharp criticism on 2030 climate change targets
- Politics
- July 18, 2018, 11:49
As one of the richest countries in the world, Ireland must do better and move faster than most to meet the UN sustainable development goals it has si(...)

Almost 1,000 civil servants paid less than living wage
- Social Affairs
- July 16, 2018, 01:00
Almost 1,000 civil servants are surviving on less than the so-called living wage, Minister for Finance Pascal Donohoe has revealed. Temporary clerica(...)

The cost of a fair society: €3bn, says Social Justice Ireland
- Economy
- April 3, 2018, 00:30
The Government needs to raise an additional €3 billion in taxes to fund a fair and equal society, according to advocacy group Social Justice Ireland. (...)

Social justice study flags Ireland as among ‘worst performers’
- Social Affairs
- February 20, 2018, 15:39
Ireland is one of the “worst performers” on a range of social and environmental indicators compared with 15 similar EU countries, a study has revealed(...)

Contracts of three senior civil servants extended by 36 months
- Economy
- January 25, 2018, 01:00
The Government is extending the contracts of three secretaries general of high-profile departments whose terms in their jobs were due to expire this y(...)