Sociologist and research prof at the Economic and Social Research Institute, Ireland. Working on topics of poverty, inequality, work and family.
Helen Russell
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Come and join a great team in Dublin! The post would also suit a quant sociologist with an interest in microsimulation #ECSR @europeansocreview.bsky.social
Great to see coverage of our latest report funded by the Dept of Children today. Many of the children experiencing deprivation but who are not below the income poverty line are in households with high housing costs, have incomes just above the poverty threshold or have additional costs or debts
Powerful piece by #ThomasO’Driscoll
Delighted to hear Taoiseach Micheál Martin discuss the findings of the @esri research programme on the social and economic issues on a shared island. He mentions the untapped potential of cooperation and challenges faced highlighted by the research.
Benefits for father’s leave in Ireland are paid at a flat rate & are lower than in most EU countries. Fathers who have more of the income replaced are more likely to take leave, as are those in couples where the mother is the main earner. Read more in our new study published today!
All 16 reports available @esri.ie website www.esri.ie/publications
Including 2 handy new overview publication
Stark differences in educational participation in IE and NI, which lie behind many of other differences found in the Shared Island research programme Adele Bergin @esri.ie providing an excellent overview
We are currently recruiting for the following position:
Research Assistant - Housing
The successful candidate will work as part of the ESRI’s Housing team carrying out research on the Irish housing market. A central part of the role will involve contributing
The puzzle.
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Tom Flood
The Irish Times
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
We are currently recruiting for the following position:
Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Economics (Taxation, Welfare & Pensions)
The successful candidate will be involved as a key team member in several stages of this research, including working on the maintenance and development of the ESRI’s
Today, @ihrec.bsky.social and @esri.ie have published a new report titled 'Child Related Leave: Usage and Implications for Gender Equality.'
💡 Read more key findings: www.esri.ie/news/new-ihr...
📄 Download the full report: www.esri.ie/publications...
Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI)
The share of children below the poverty line is no lower than during the worst years of the financial crisiswww.irishtimes.com
Accounting for housing costs almost doubles the number of children classed as impoverished in Ireland
https://www.thejournal.ie/housing-costs-children-in-poverty-ireland-6734942-Jun2025/
TD asks about making high-vis compulsory for “all pedestrians, cyclists and users of school transport”
A Fine Gael TD for Laois has asked the Minister for Transport about making the wearing of high-visibility jackets compulsory, as a road safety measure, for all pedestrians, cyclists and users of…
Justice requires us to ask not who has failed, but who has been failed. We owe each other better than this broken society
At risk of poverty is defined as a household that has an equalised disposable income below 60% of the national median equalised disposable income.
www.thejournal.ie
irishcycle.com
A Fine Gael TD for Laois has asked the Minister for Transport about making the wearing of high-visibility jackets compulsory, as a road safety measure, for all pedestrians, cyclists and users of school transport. The written parliamentary question by Laois TD, William Aird, and its ministerial response were published on Tuesday, June 24th. Despite there being little evidence to support the effectiveness in high-vis reducing danger at a population level, calls to make the clothing compulsory are regular, with Galway West TD Éamon Ó Cuív (Fianna Fail) previously making a similar call at the end of the last Dail term.
