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Issue 63: A New Economic Paradigm?
Working Notes: A New Economic Paradigm? A New Economic Paradigm?
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ
Bad Business
Seamus Murphy SJ
Co-operatives and the Economic and Environmental Crisis
Dermot McKenna SJ

Issue 62: Who Will Pay for the Recession?
Working Notes: Who Will Pay for the Recession ‘Up Stairs, Down Stairs’: Whose Interests are being Protected?
Peter McVerry SJ
The Challenges Facing the Church in Ireland in the Aftermath of the Ryan Report
Aileen Walsh
‘Frontloading’: The Case for Legal Resources at the Early Stages of the Asylum Process
Elizabeth O'Rourke
Pro Bono: Still Relevant for Access to Justice
Patrick Hume SJ

Issue 61: Perspectives on Europe
Working Notes: Perspectives on Europe Towards the Lisbon Treaty Referendum: The View from Europe
Frank Turner SJ
From LIBERTAS to CARITAS
Brendan MacPartlin SJ
Taking Our Rightful Place Ireland, the Lisbon Treaty and Democracy
Edmond Grace SJ
Ireland, Europe and Catholic Social Teaching: Shared Values?
Cathy Molloy
Europe: What is Pope Benedict Thinking?
James Corkery SJ

Issue 60: Health Matters
Health Matters Universal Health Insurance: What is it and would it be effective in Ireland?
Fergus O'Ferrall
Irish Health Services: Money, Inequality and Politics
Sara Burke
Some Christian Perspectives on Health and Sickness
Gerry O'Hanlon SJ
Alcohol: A Key Public Health Issue
Margaret Burns

Issue 59: In Recession who will be left Stranded?
Issue 59 Justice in Recession: Statement on the Current Economic Situation pdf
Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
The Immigration, Residency and Protection Bill 2008: Well-Founded Fears? pdf
Eugene Quinn
Hidden Children: the Story of State Care for Separated Children pdf
Maria Corbett
Temporary Agency Work: Labour Leasing or Temping? pdf
Brendan MacPartlin SJ
Is Expansion of Prison Places for Women Needed? An Analysis of Statistics, 2003-2006 pdf
Daragh McGreal & Tony O'Riordan SJ


Issue 58: Time for Justice?
Issue 58 Women in Prison: The Corston Report pdf
Baroness Jean Corston
What Does God Think of Irish Prisons? pdf
Brian Grogan SJ
Crime and Punishment: A Christian Perspective pdf
Gerry O'Hanlon
Building Sustainable Communities – The Role of Housing Policy pdf
Peter McVerry SJ

Issue 57: Thornton Hall Prison - A Progressive Move? - April 2008
Issue 57: Thornton Hall Prison - A Progressive Move? - April 2008 Hospital or Prison? What Future for the Central Mental Hospital? pdf
Central Mental Hospital Carers Group pdf
Is there a Need for the Women's Prison to Move from Mountjoy to Thornton Hall?
Eoin Carroll
Ireland's Women's Prisons pdf
Christina Quinlan
The Ripple Effects of Imprisonment on Prisoner's Families

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Jessica Breen
Gardai and the Committee for the Prevention of Torture Reports pdf
Peter McVerry SJ

Issue 56: The Anniversary Issue - November 2007
Working Notes: Issue 56 Pedro Arrupe: Inspirational Jesuit Leader pdf
Cathy Molloy
Lessons for Ireland from Michael Moore’s film SICKO pdf
Margaret Burns
What is Development? Promoting the Good of Every Person pdf
Peter Henriot SJ
Homes not Hostels: Rethinking Homeless Policy pdf
Peter McVerry SJ and Eoin Carroll

How Much Equality is Needed for Justice?

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Gerry O'Hanlon SJ
Thornton Hall Prison: Solution or Problem? pdf
Tony O'Riordan SJ

Issue 55: The Election Issue - May 2007

Issues: The 30th Dail

Voting in Pursuit of Justice

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Poverty and Inequality

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Housing and Homelessness

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Health

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Education and Disadvantage pdf
Migration pdf

Crime and Prisons pdf

Alcohol and Drugs pdf

Climate Change pdf

Development pdf

Working Notes Archive - (1987-2007)


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