- Read more: The Energy Divide: Linking Local Deprivation to Household Renewable Adoption
deprivation in Ireland. The research findings highlight that the most disadvantaged communities are the least likely to employ renewable technologies. These findings highlight the need for focused actions to ensure Ireland’s energy transition is inclusive and equitable.
- Read more: Child poverty on the island of Ireland
The ESRI has published a new report: Child Poverty on the Island of Ireland. “While child poverty in each jurisdiction has been studied separately, there is an absence of comparative research. A comparative analysis of this sort can help to identify the features of the two systems that are influential in preventing or exacerbating child…
- Read more: The Next Government Could Eliminate Consistent Poverty by 2030
Consistent poverty is a unique Irish statistic that combines risk-of-poverty (having an income less than 60% of the median) with the experience of deprivation (inability to afford two or more of 11 basic items such as a warm coat or home heating). The latest statistics show that 3.6% of the population—including 4.8% of all children—lives…





