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23 Jul 2015

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Working, yet living below the poverty line: ‘The Working Poor’

One in every seven of the Irish population (15.2%) lives on an income which is less than the official poverty line – about €202 per adult per week...

By Micheál Collins
21 Jul 2015

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Some context to Welfare Spending

An article appeared in this morning's Belfast Telegraph outlining expenditure on some welfare benefits in Northern Ireland for the latest financial...

By Paul Mac Flynn
20 Jul 2015

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Monday Blog—Review of 2015 so far

I am on leave for the next few weeks, so this Monday blog recaps on the topics covered over the opening half of the year. An economy that works for...

By Tom Healy
12 Jul 2015

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Monday Blog: An economy that works for the people

An economy that works is one that enables workers, their families and communities to not only survive but flourish and prosper in the widest sense...

By Tom Healy
11 Jul 2015

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2016 Living Wage: no change, yet lots of change

The 2016 Living Wage for the Republic of Ireland has been calculated by the Living Wage Technical Group. It is €11.50 per hour. The rate is unchanged...

By Micheál Collins
07 Jul 2015

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Monday Blog: Address to the ICTU Biennial Conference 2015

President, I would like to thank the General Secretary and the Executive Council for inviting me to introduce this debate on the economy. The motions...

By Tom Healy