The NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture takes place in Queen's University Belfast 🎓 on 16 Oct at 11:30. Torsten Bell Resolution Foundation presents on Good work across the UK's nations, regions & industries. Tickets limited so register to ensure that you get your place - nerinstitute.net/events/2023/11…

NERI Long-Read - nerinstitute.net/research/build… on 'Building a unitary housing market - Proposals to end Ireland's housing woes' by Paul Goldrick-Kelly & Michel Taft Michael Taft Also, related blog - nerinstitute.net/blog/building-… #housing #Ireland

Budget 2024 - The good - minimum wages increase (though far from a living wage). The bad - regressive tax cuts. The ugly - landlords tax breaks. #Budget2024 #wage #tax Tom A McDonnell

NERI comment on Budget 2024 - Hard to see the justification for such an expansionary budget when we are at capacity. Cost of living measures should have been fully targeted. Tom A McDonnell #Budget2024 #CostOfLivingCrises

Public services will be squeezed over the years ahead. By 2026, spending on public services will be cut by 2% in real terms per capita. With ageing demographics, rising population and severe deficits, spending needs to rise substantially. #Budget2024

Budget 2024 - Landlord tax break will go down as one of our worst ever tax initiatives. Almost full deadweight? Certainly, its regressive and thrashes horizontal equity with earned labour income. #Budget2024 Tom A McDonnell #tax #landlords

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Why are we cutting taxes when we know we need to increase revenue as a share of GNI* over the longer-term? Taxes will therefore have to increase by more in the future placing the burden squarely on younger workers. #Budget2024 Tom A McDonnell #taxes

In this blog, NERI Co-director, Dr. Tom McDonnell offers some thoughts about what was a highly consequential but ultimately flawed budget - nerinstitute.net/blog/consequen… Tom A McDonnell #Budget2024

The next NERI Belfast Seminar takes place in INTO-NI on 16 Nov at 15:30 where Laurie Macfarlane Future Economy Scotland will present on 'Transforming the #economy to deliver a Just Transition'. Details & registration - nerinstitute.net/events/2023/tr… Paul Goldrick-Kelly #climate

The next NERI Seminar in Belfast takes place on Thursday 16 November at 15:30 in INTO-NI Presenting on just transition will be Laurie Macfarlane Future Economy Scotland Find details & registration - nerinstitute.net/events/2023/tr… Paul Goldrick-Kelly

The NERI seminar will take place this Wednesday at 15:30 remotely only, as a Zoom webinar. Dr Stephan Köppe, University College Dublin will present on 'Family Leave & What Unions Can Do About It.' Register - nerinstitute.net/events/2023/ne… Tom A McDonnell

NERI Belfast seminar this Thurs at 15:30, in-person at INTO-NI and remotely. Laurie Macfarlane presents on Just Transition. Details & registration - nerinstitute.net/events/2023/tr… #economy Paul Goldrick-Kelly

The next NERI seminar takes place in the NIC ICTU offices on 7 Dec at 15:30. Guto Ifan Cardiff University will present on tax devolution & funding floors. Details & registration - nerinstitute.net/events/2023/ta… #tax #NorthernIreland #Wales Dr Lisa Wilson

A joint NERI-SIPTU paper finds productivity in the Irish indigenous sector compares poorly with our peer group in Europe. In most market sectors Irish productivity is at the bottom of the table. This has serious implications for enterprise policy. tinyurl.com/7wx94685

NERI blog 'Ireland is a domestic productivity laggard, and we're all paying the price' - associated with a Report by @ChrisSmart_NERI & Michael Taft Michael Taft on research on domestic productivity - nerinstitute.net/blog/ireland-d… #Productivity

Professor Mary Murphy MU Sociology MU Politics will deliver the 12th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture as the keynote speaker. Taking place at the Royal Irish Academy on 5 December 2024: nerinstitute.net/events/2024/12… NERI

12th Annual NERI Dónal Nevin Lecture - Royal Irish Academy - 5 Dec - 18:00. Prof Mary Murphy Maynooth University presents on 'A new all island social settlement; An eco-social future of care & equality'. A Studies Publication magazine launch will follow. Details - nerinstitute.net/events/2024/12…

New NERI blog by Tom McDonnell on the New Economic Model with the Working Paper linked written by Tom, Paul Mac Flynn, Seán O'Riain & Michael Taft - nerinstitute.net/blog/we-need-n… Tom A McDonnell Paul Mac Flynn Michael Taft Seán Ó Riain Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU)

New blogsite by Michael Taft - notesonthefrontline.org and his first blog on the new site - notesonthefront.org/2025/10/03/som… Michael Taft Michael presents at a NERI seminar tomorrow on Budget 2026 - details here - nerinstitute.net/events/2025/ne… #budget2025