Northern Ireland’s Budget and Navigating Northern Ireland's Fiscal Challenges
This blog provides a short analytical commentary of the NI Budget announced on 25th April 2024, and makes the case for why a Programme for Government needs to be prioritised in efforts to achieve sustainable public finances. The difficulties in setting a budget were known long before yesterday. In...
Outsourcing in the public sector
The seminar titled 'Outsourcing in the public sector' was presented by Dr. Aoife Ní Lochlainn, Public policy analyst and researcher. It took place on Wednesday 19 June 2024 at 15.30 in The Richmond Education and Event Centre, No 1 North Brunswick Street, Dublin 7, D07 TH76, location here. As this is...
We are missing a number of tricks on productivity and employment
In this blog, NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses NERI's views regarding the issues to be considered in Ireland's National Reform Programme 2024. Good policy matters. Ireland along with each of the other European Union countries takes part in what is termed the European Semester. The...
NERI Submission re issues to be considered in Ireland's National Reform Programme 2024
NERI's views by Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI Co-director regarding the issues to be considered in Ireland's National Reform Programme 2024.
Presentation & Video from the NERI Seminar - Regional aspects of sectoral clustering & innovation development across the island of Ireland
The seminar titled 'Regional aspects of sectoral clustering & innovation development across the island of Ireland' was presented by Niall O'Donnellan, Senior Research Associate, Centre for Cross Border Studies (CCBS). It took place on Wednesday 6 November 2024 at 15.30 as an online Zoom event...
Reframing Fiscal Responsibility: Why getting rid of 'Super-Parity' in Northern Ireland is not the answer
Northern Ireland ministers are facing renewed calls to prove their fiscal responsibility by raising more by getting rid of so-called areas of ‘super parity’. Contrary to what you may have read in newspaper opinion columns, it is the NI Executive and its Programme for Government that should identify...
Dónal Nevin 1924-2024: A Centenary of Achievement
The NERI Lecture titled ' Dónal Nevin, 1924-2024: A Centenary of Achievement' was presented by historian, Mr. Francis Devine. It took place on Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 17:00 in the Royal Irish...
As graduate numbers outpace high-end employment opportunities in the Irish economy, graduates are increasingly having to take up lower paid employment
Over a generation, Ireland has expanded third level education by more than almost any other EU country by vastly increasing the numbers of third level graduates from households with parents with lower levels of formal education. However, NERI economist Ciarán Nugent, summarising recent reports...
12th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference - presentations
The 12th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference in association with the Sociology Department, Maynooth University provided a forum for the presentation of research papers on labour market issues (North and south of Ireland and international). It was held in The Iontas Building, Maynooth University on...
Video and presentation from the NERI Lecture - 'Dónal Nevin 1924-2024: A Centenary of Achievement'
The NERI Lecture titled ' Dónal Nevin, 1924-2024: A Centenary of Achievement' was presented by historian, Mr. Francis Devine. It took place on Tuesday 13 February 2024 at 17:00 in the Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson Street, Dublin 2, D02 HH58. Find the PowerPoint, notes and video from Mr. Francis...