How to solve the housing crisis in two easy steps… and why it won’t happen

Maybe the reason the Kenny Report is sitting on a shelf gathering dust is that governments do not want to...
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How to solve the housing crisis in two easy steps… and why it won’t happen

Going Nuclear Is (Still) Not The Answer

The massive costs and long construction times associated with nuclear power means that every euro invested delays decarbonisation. Since the...
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Going Nuclear Is (Still) Not The Answer

Drugs: Continuing to Fight a Lost War

If a climate of fear dominates most public discussion of drug policy, it is often associated with, or justified, by...
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Drugs: Continuing to Fight a Lost War

Choose Your Weapon: Cars or Fists?

Causing the death of a pedestrian or cyclist will continue to be treated as manslaughter but the statutory response to...
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Choose Your Weapon: Cars or Fists?

Climate Crisis – Thank God it’s Them Instead of You?

We are not yet feeling the worst impacts of climate change. However, this summer’s wetter than normal weather has already...
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Climate Crisis – Thank God it’s Them Instead of You?

Where are Travellers meant to live?

Travellers are overrepresented in homelessness emergency accommodation and also comprise part of the ‘hidden homeless’ in Ireland; people who are...
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Where are Travellers meant to live?

Getting Real About Active Transport and Young People

Research suggests that even switching to cycling or walking one day a week can have significant consequences for our personal...
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Getting Real About Active Transport and Young People

Welfare Reports, Feral Youth, and Child Imprisonment

Considering how we begin to end violence in society, Allegra McLeod, from University of Chicago, urges us to “expand our...
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Welfare Reports, Feral Youth, and Child Imprisonment

A city fit for a child

It is a terrible indictment of a city’s infrastructure that I consider myself lucky to be hit by a car...
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A city fit for a child

Homelessness and “it’s complicated”

The reasons for turning down one or more offers of social housing are the concern of the homeless person or...
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Homelessness and “it’s complicated”

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The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice works to combat injustice and marginalisation in Irish society, through social analysis, education and advocacy. The Centre highlights complex social issues, informs opinion and advocates for governmental policy change to create a fair and equitable society for all.

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Economic Justice

Economic Justice

Economic justice is perhaps the fulcrum around which all social justice debates in contemporary society rotate. In our political discourse, every question of human flourishing seems to be reduced to bottom-line thinking.

Environmental Justice

Environmental Justice

Care of creation or protection of the environment emerged as a key element of social justice in recent decades. The science of ecology has described the intricate web of relationships in which people play an active part for good and bad.

Housing Crisis

Housing Crisis

The right to a safe and secure place to live is one of the most basic human rights, it is fundamental to enable people to live a dignified life. Without the security provided by having somewhere to live, physical and mental health is at risk.

Penal Policy

Penal Policy

People in prison are amongst the most marginalised and vulnerable in our society. The majority have left school early, experience literacy and learning difficulties and have a history of unemployment.

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How to solve the housing crisis in two easy steps… and why it won’t happen

Maybe the reason the Kenny Report is sitting on a shelf gathering dust is that governments do not want to reduce the cost of housing.  Their core voters are home owners who will be horrified at the thought that the value of their house would be reduced, even minimally. But unless they are planning to sell the house, that is a purely paper reduction.

Going Nuclear Is (Still) Not The Answer

The massive costs and long construction times associated with nuclear power means that every euro invested delays decarbonisation. Since the crisis we face is urgent, the wise approach is to prioritise the transitions that are cheapest to build and fastest to deploy.

Drugs: Continuing to Fight a Lost War

If a climate of fear dominates most public discussion of drug policy, it is often associated with, or justified, by a climate of moral disapproval – drugs are bad, therefore we must eliminate them, we cannot be seen to tolerate them in any way. The war on drugs must continue and any dissenting voices must be suppressed.  

Choose Your Weapon: Cars or Fists?

Causing the death of a pedestrian or cyclist will continue to be treated as manslaughter but the statutory response to careless and dangerous driving resulting in serious injury is not served by meagre fines for motorists who do not even have a driving ban imposed. Lifetime driving disqualifications must be on the table of sanctions as a driver who has caused injury has visibly demonstrated an inability to safely operate a motor vehicle

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