In this blog by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell he discusses his latest NERI Report Series paper no.12, 'Economic Trends and Outlook: In recovery but more challenges ahead'. The Irish economy has almost certainly exited the worst of the crisis and its recovery is now picking up steam. The strong...

In this weeks blog Dr. Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director explores some of the key findings from his NERI InBrief 'How heavy is the weight of tax in the Republic of Ireland - Some high-level facts'. Does tax bite particularly hard in Ireland? It depends. In the latest NERI InBrief I set out some high...

‘In essence, rather than reflect a unique ‘attitudinal problem’ among certain sections of Irish society, Ireland’s high rate of adults in low work intensity households actually reflects a structural issue that discriminates against mothers and the disabled. One that could be addressed by...

In this weeks blog, NERI Co-director, Paul Mac Flynn explores some of the key findings from his NERI Report Series 'Incomes in Northern Ireland - A decade of change'. The last decade has seen significant disruption and change to Northern Ireland’s economy. The decade began in the aftermath of a...

In this week’s NERI Blog, economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly highlights the gap between climate rhetoric and reality in light of the latest COP. He argues that we must get beyond accepting the science and avoiding its implications for action. What should we make of the last two weeks at COP26? At the...