Low Pay, Earnings, Benefits &Inflation
Inflation is the rate at which the cost of goods and services have been rising over a time period – such as, this year compared to last year, or this month compared to last month. Over the year to September of this year, the inflation rate was 8.8% higher than it was last year. In practical terms...
Union voice in Ireland
Professor John Geary, UCD and Dr. Maria Belizón, UCD wrote a report titled ‘ Union Voice in Ireland: First findings from the UCD Working in Ireland...
Corporate Tax Games: Lessons from the Republic of Ireland
The seminar titled 'Corporate Tax Games: Lessons from the Republic of Ireland' was presented by Nessa Ní Chasaide, Maynooth University. It took place on Wednesday 15th March 2023 at 15.30 in INTO offices, 23 College Gardens, Belfast, BT9 6BS. Details of seminar: The devolution of corporation tax has...
Poverty, Inequality & The Cost of Living crisis
As part of NIC-ICTU Education programme Dr Lisa Wilson presented a seminar on 'Poverty, Inequality and the Cost of Living Crisis'. What is poverty? What is inequality? How do we measure poverty & inequality? What data do we have available to do that? How many people are poor in Northern Ireland? How...
Budget 2023 gives us a shot at keeping recession at bay
In this blog, NERI Co-director Dr. Tom McDonnell discusses the outcomes of Budget 2023. While almost everyone will benefit in cash terms from this budget it won’t be enough to compensate for the projected cumulative inflation of 16% over 2022 and 2023. In particular, the lump sums and once-off...
Priorities for Budget 2023
In this blog by NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell he asks 'What should the government do in Budget 2023?' Budget 2023 will take place next week in the context of declining real incomes and living standards for households and spiralling costs for business. Inflation this year will average close to...
Opening Statement – Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Opening statement from NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell and NERI economist, Paul Goldrick-Kelly on ‘The Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in advance of Budget 2023 and additional one-off measures for 2022’ to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight held on Wednesday 7 September 2022...
NERI Opening Statement to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight
Opening statement from NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell and NERI economist, Paul Goldrick-Kelly on ‘The Updated Economic and Fiscal Position in advance of Budget 2023 and additional one-off measures for 2022’ to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight.
10th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture - presentations & video
The 10th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture was held in the offices of the Communications Workers' Union (CWU) on Thursday 10th November. Sharon Donnery, Deputy Governor (Financial Regulation), Central Bank of Ireland delivered the annual lecture as keynote speaker. Kevin Callinan, President of the...
Presentations from Budget 2023: NERI Post budget analysis
The Budget 2023: NERI Post Budget analysis took place in the Fórsa offices on Wednesdsay 5th October, 2022 from 15:30 - 16:30. The details were as follows: Title: "Budget 2023: Post Budget Analysis" Speakers: Michael Taft (SIPTU), Dr. Tricia Keilthy (St Vincent de Paul) and Dr. Micheál Collins (UCD)...