- Read more: Implementation-minded policy making
This paper, written by a team of researchers from the Centre for Evidence and Implementation and the Wales Centre for Public Policy, examines how bad implementation can result in policy failure. The authors show how successful policy implementation depends on the interaction between the content or ‘logic’ of the policy and the implementation context, highlighting…
- Read more: OECD Policy Coherence Scan of Ireland
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a report titled “OECD Policy Coherence Scan of Ireland” on 21st July 2025
- Read more: Industry Funding of Irish Universities
This policy paper explores private sector funding of higher education institutions in Ireland. Large corporations are providing financial support to Irish universities in multiple ways including supporting research projects and research centres, establishing professorships in the company name, funding physical infrastructure, and providing scholarships and other supports for students. A lack of publicly available data…
- Read more: The Loneliest Nation in Europe? Ireland as a Case Study, and Implications for Policy
Recently, work conducted by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre demonstrated that Ireland had the highest prevalence of loneliness of all European countries. Given the range of adverse physical and psychological consequences associated with loneliness, it is vital to ask why Ireland is experiencing such high prevalence. Here, we discuss potential contributing factors, including: Ireland’s…
- Read more: The Financial Context of Farming – Financial barriers to female farm ownership in Ireland
Farming is an important sector in Ireland, and it is the grassroots of the agricultural industry. However, there are stark differences in the ratio of farms owned by men and women in Ireland today. Currently, 87% of Irish farm holders are male whereas females represent only 13% of Irish farm holders (CSO 2020). Women generally…
- Read more: Student Carers in Higher Education Institutions in Ireland: An Emerging Policy Issue
According to Census 2022 data, there are almost 300,000 people in Ireland who provide regular unpaid personal help or support to a family member or friend with a long-term illness, health problem or an issue related to age or disability (CSO, 2022). This policy paper focuses on one group of informal carers, i.e., student carers…
- Read more: The Prevention and Management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder(s)(FASDs) in Ireland: A Public Policy Gap?
Ireland continues to be at high risk for alcohol-related harm and is repeatedly flagged in both national and international commentary on the culture’s harmful drinking patterns and high levels of episodic drinking for both genders. Within the EU, Ireland has one of the highest per capita alcohol consumption rates, with alcohol consumption levels forecast to…
- Read more: 100 years on: Time for an official Irish well-being index?
100 years since the start of the state, we are still left with many questions about how best to assess Ireland’s progress in terms of health and welfare. The 20th century in Ireland was characterised by high rates of urban infant mortality up to the 1950s and relatively low life expectancy up to the 1990s. The reduction…
