- Read more: The impact of COVID on the Irish social protection system
This paper considers the impact of the recent COVID-19 pandemic and the measures taken in response on the Irish social protection system. The paper provides a decomposition analysis of recent developments in social protection spending to identify the immediate impact of COVID-19 and compares these to the response during the 2008 Great Recession (Cousins, 2016)…
- Read more: The Equality Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Irish Labour Market
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission has published a report: The Equality Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Irish Labour Market. This report shows that employment levels rose post-pandemic, while unemployment and labour market inactivity generally fell. The authors note that “the overall recovery in the labour market post pandemic has been extraordinary…
- Read more: The COVID-19 crisis as a story of success for European employment and gender equality?
Despite its dreadful impacts on health and on so many aspects at the individual and societal level, the COVID-19 pandemic can be read in terms of success for the European Union. At least as far as employment is concerned.
- Read more: Use of Information Communication Technologies by older people and telemedicine adoption during COVID-19
The ESRI have published a new paper “Use of Information Communication Technologies by older people and telemedicine adoption during COVID-19: a longitudinal study”. The paper is available here.
- Read more: Covid-19, global solidarity, and the case for equitable vaccine distribution through technology transfers
The Covid-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of health technologies to mitigate against the spread of the disease, but it has also demonstrated that the current biopharmaceutical business model, based on patented medicines and other technologies, leads to vast inequalities in healthcare particularly in low- and middle-income countries. We believe that the pharmaceutical industry has…
- Read more: Translating evidence into practice during COVID 19: a systematic review of measures used to reduce transmission in nursing homes.
This paper highlights the evidence of a rapid systematic review of measures in long-term residential care facilities during the Covid-19 pandemic. It presents the evidence base for multiple control measures for reducing transmissions, the implications of current practices and evidence-based policy recommendations, as well as the importance of academic research within public health management to…
- Read more: Inequalities in the Challenges Affecting Children and their Families during COVID-19 with School Closures and Reopenings: A Qualitative Study
This paper seeks to illuminate the policy implications of Covid-19 school closures and reopenings in Ireland through the voices and experiences of households, which reveals inequalities in terms of access to education and within home settings during school closures.[i] Using these insights, this paper identifies strategies and policy recommendations to mitigate inequalities throughout and beyond…
- Read more: The Impact of ‘Gaisce – The President’s Award’ on Young Adults in Irish Prisons: A Qualitative Evaluation Report
This paper provides a qualitative evaluation of ‘Gaisce – The President’s Award’, a self-development programme for young adults, in Irish prisons.[1] Drawing on ten semi-structured, exploratory interviews with young male prisoners, and a review of previous studies, the paper highlights Gaisce’s strengths and weaknesses as identified by its participants and paves the way for further…
- Read more: Childhood Inequality and Child Policy in Covid Times
This paper addresses the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on children. It is based on desk-based research carried out in the first half of 2021 for a report commissioned by Barnardos. The aim was to assess the various social, economic and political factors shaping the context of policy and provision for children in Ireland now…
- Read more: The Pandemic Two Years On: The Impact on Travel
This is the second in a series of papers that aim to give an overview of some of the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic has changed Ireland. This paper examines the impact of COVID-19 on travel, both domestic and international. The paper analyses the sharp decrease in travel following the onset of the pandemic…
