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  • NESC@50: A Thriving Ireland – The Views of Young People on Policy Priorities and Participation 

    FitzGerald, Cathal (National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2024-03-01)
    Research series (National Economic and Social Council), No.29, March 2024
    The National Economic and Social Council (NESC) was established in 1973 and the 50th anniversary was marked by a dedicated NESC@50 programme of research and events in 2023. From the onset, the meaningful participation of ...

  • Exploring Shared Opportunities in the North West: Findings from Focus Groups 

    Mullan, Caitríona (National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2022-10-07)
    Research series (National Economic and Social Council), No.25, October 2022
    NESC has been undertaking a Shared Island research programme to contribute to building a shared knowledge base and understanding about possible ways in which greater co-operation can emerge across a number of economic, ...

  • Perspectives on Micro-Generation: Public Participation in the Low-Carbon Transition in Ireland 

    Määttä, Senni (National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-11-10)
    Research series (National Economic and Social Council), no.23, November 2021
    Micro-generation refers to small-scale electricity generation through for example, the use of rooftop solar PV. Public participation has become an increasingly important issue for realising an effective and just low-carbon ...

  • Long-term Resilient and Sustainable Cities: A Scoping Paper 

    Creamer, Caroline; Connolly, Niall; Rivera Fernandez, Zaira (National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-04-10)
    Research series (National Economic and Social Council), no.22, April 2021
    City resilience is seen as a city capability to recover from large events, such as natural hazards, and to positively manage ongoing city "stressors," such as the climate crisis, demographic change, social inequality, ...

  • Gender and Covid-19 in Ireland 

    Hennessy, Órlaith; McGauran, Anne-Marie (National Economic and Social Council, ireland, 2021-03-25)
    Research series (National Economic and Social Council). Secretariat Covid-19 Working Paper Series, no.21, March 2021
    This paper outlines data on a number of gender impacts of Covid-19 in Ireland in 2020. It describes the outcomes from the pandemic for women and men in the areas of employment, domestic work and childcare, finance and state ...

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