Debenhams Protestors’ Plight Proves Workers Need More Rights
The struggle of Debenhams workers is not isolated, it is linked to workers’ rights, lack of union recognition, sick pay and bargaining power.
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Category: Ireland
Atakan Uzun Announces 2024 Bid for Election to Cork City Council
Atakan Uzun is set to run as an independent in the 2024 local elections. Here he outlines what he hopes to achieve should he be elected.
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Government can choose how divisive this recovery will be
Leo Varadkar raised eyebrows when he stated that the coming economic recovery could be “very divisive”. The government has a choice in this matter.
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Carbon tax can’t be the solution to government finances
The Programme for Government’s lack of clarity regarding the financing of future expenditure is problematic. Carbon tax can’t be the answer.
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How can we get to Basic Income?
A discussion with John Baker of Basic Income Ireland on how we can deal with some of the perceived issues with basic income and garner more support.
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Editorial: Programme for Government
The view of TheCurrent.ie on the Programme for Government agreed today [June 15th] by Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Green Party.
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The Republic of Two-Tiered Freedom
Ireland is a free society – but people are still afforded different levels of freedom based on their reliance on the state or lack thereof. This article looks at two aspects which are suggestive of this.
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I know you’re angry, but the far-right is not the answer
The reaction of the Irish far-right to the assault of a 17-year-old boy in Carrigaline, Co. Cork on Saturday night should be enough to put paid to the fallacy that Ireland does not have a problem with racism
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Direct Provision – It’s not about the money, Leo
It’s not about getting things for ‘free’. It’s about treating our asylum seekers with a sense of dignity and respect that the majority of Irish society takes for granted.
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Racism and police misconduct are not alien to Ireland
Luc O’Leary considers the prevalence of racism and police misconduct in Ireland’s present and recent past, and stresses the importance of engendering a high level of vigilance regarding both of these issues.
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Is it time for TDs to lead by example and reform their system of salaries, allowances and expenses?
TD’s expenses are once again under the spotlight following the decision of a number of Dublin TDs to waive or partially waive their travel expenses.
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COVID-19 vaccine would have minimal impact on consumption and indirect tax revenues, ESRI research paper suggests
The latest ESRI research paper, entitled The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Consumption and Indirect Tax in Ireland sheds some light on the effect COVID-19 has had on household expenditure and exchequer revenue, and how these are expected to be impacted going forward.
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