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Thursday, February 8th, 2024

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Submission to UN CESCR Fourth Review of Ireland

The lived experience of poverty, social exclusion and inequality must inform the Government’s approach to economic, social and cultural rights, an alliance of leading organisations in the Irish community and voluntary sector said today (08.02.2024), as it launched its Submission to the UN Committee on Economic, Social

COMMUNITY PLATFORM RESPONSE TO UN COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC SOCIAL & CULTURAL RIGHTS CONCLUDING OBSERVATIONS ON IRELAND

UN HIGHLIGHTS SERIOUS CONCERNS WITH IRELAND’S ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS RECORD The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights findings on Ireland highlight key issues the State must address if it is serious about tackling poverty and social exclusion and protecting the economic, social and

Press Statement – Budget 2024

On the eve of Budget 2024 a network of 31 national community and voluntary organisations has called on the Government to urgently address the cumulative impact of the very high cost of living on people, while also addressing ongoing structural weaknesses that create the conditions that enable

Press Statement – Budget 2023

In advance of Budget 2023 a network of 32 national community and voluntary organisations has called on the Government to urgently respond to the impact of the cost-of-living crisis on those on the lowest income who are the worse effected, but to also tackle the ongoing issues