# Poverty

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Column: Why is the payment of €1.5bn to bondholders not news?

AIB was recapitalised by this country’s citizens after its reckless lending strategy – and one backed by bondholders. Now, writes independent TD Stephen Donnelly, those bondholders continue to make no losses at all.

Apr 11th 2012, 5:31 PM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning…

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Apr 10th 2012, 8:31 AM

# Poverty

Report: 700,000 living in poverty in Ireland

A new report from Social Justice Ireland says that of those living in poverty in Ireland, 200,000 are children. The organisation says that the social welfare system is not fit for purpose and should be replaced.

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Apr 10th 2012, 7:34 AM

Voices

Column: Tackling poverty is not just about money, it's about persuasion

The economist Abhijit V. Banerjee, author of the book Poor Economics, explores why it is the case that people who live in extreme poverty can buy a mobile phone or a TV instead of food.

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Apr 10th 2012, 7:15 AM

# top earners

Top earners see 8% increase in disposable income: CSO

While most people have seen their disposables income plunge in recent years, new figures show that the top 10 per cent of earners have actually seen an increase.

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Mar 28th 2012, 3:50 PM

# Poverty

Disposable income falls and risk of poverty rises: CSO

Statistics show the rich-poor gap increased in 2010, with the top 20 per cent of earners bringing home incomes 5.5 times greater than those on the lowest incomes.

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Mar 28th 2012, 11:39 AM

# SWAP

Time not right for Single Working Age Payment, says Oireachtas committee

Although the committee on jobs, social protection and education approves of the principle of the payment.

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Mar 13th 2012, 6:43 PM

# One Year In

TheJournal.ie’s progress report for the Government: Social welfare

Has Joan Burton kept the government’s promises of reversing cuts while keeping all baseline social welfare rates unchanged?

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Mar 9th 2012, 2:00 AM

Voices

Column: Women and girls hold solution to extreme poverty

Gender equality is good for everyone, writes Bernadette Crawford, Equality Adviser for Concern Worldwide, on International Women’s Day.

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Mar 8th 2012, 6:30 AM

# Food Crisis

Ireland gives €5 million in emergency funding to Sahel region

Ten million people are at risk from a growing food crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria.

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Feb 20th 2012, 11:37 AM

# Cuts

Gilmore: Communion allowance cut to stop 'lavish' spending

The government spent €3.4 million on communion and confirmation allowances to people who needed help last year – but has announced plans limiting the payment to €110.

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Feb 2nd 2012, 11:56 AM

# Unemployment

Government ‘failing its own targets’ on poverty and unemployment

Key targets set by the Government after it came to power will be missed, Social Justice Ireland has warned.

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Jan 30th 2012, 7:30 AM

# lions club

Businesses club together to host party for 500 homeless people

President Higgins takes up role performed by Mary McAleese to greet diners at Annual Lions Club party for vulnerable Dublin citizens.

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Jan 19th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Unemployment

Unemployment is the world's fastest growing concern - survey

Concerns about unemployment have increased six-fold since 2009 – while corruption and poverty remain the highest-ranking worries, according to a survey by the BBC World Service.

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Dec 12th 2011, 10:56 AM

# Budget 2012

Two senators nominated by Enda Kenny critical of Budget 2012

Katherine Zappone has questioned ‘external pressure’ on the Government’s choice of cuts while Jillian van Turnhout says it was not a child-friendly document.

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Dec 8th 2011, 5:37 PM

# Budget 2012

In numbers: the first half of Budget 2012

A numerical breakdown of where the government has cut €2.2 billion in spending,

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Dec 5th 2011, 6:14 PM

# budget12

Child benefit cut 'unfairly targets the most vulnerable'

Larger families – who are already more at risk of experiencing poverty – will bear the brunt of reductions to child benefit, a charity has warned.

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Dec 5th 2011, 5:07 PM

Voices

Column: Applying the lessons of beating Big Tobacco to beating Big Food

An ‘obesity tax’ on its own is a regressive move – much more nuanced strategies are required to get people thinking about what they put in their bodies, says food writer Frank Armstrong.

Dec 3rd 2011, 8:00 PM

Voices

Column: The drugs do work - but there are new obstacles in the fight against AIDS

Yes, AIDS-related deaths are decreasing – but there are several huge threats in the fight against HIV and AIDS, writes Breda Gahan on World Aids Day.

Dec 1st 2011, 7:30 AM

# Ireland

Almost a quarter of Irish people living in ‘deprivation’ – survey

An annual CSO survey shows that 22.5 per cent of Irish people experience two or more types of enforced deprivation.

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Nov 30th 2011, 11:58 AM

Voices

Column: These arrests won’t tackle the root causes of crime in Limerick

On Limerick’s estates, crime is being spurred by pressing social problems – and they’re not going away, writes sociologist Niamh Hourigan.

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Nov 24th 2011, 7:30 AM

# Homelessness

Dramatic increase in number of people sleeping rough in Dublin

New count finds the number of people on the streets of the capital has risen by almost a quarter in the past year.

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Nov 21st 2011, 8:17 PM

# Priests

Catholic priests in Dublin to face 9 per cent income cut

Take a guess at how much a priest will now earn…

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Nov 10th 2011, 4:00 PM

Voices

Column: An open letter to the world’s seven billionth child

As the world’s population officially hits 7,000,000,000, Tom Arnold of Concern tells today’s baby what lies in store.

Oct 31st 2011, 9:30 AM

# Older People

Charity expresses concern about out-of-date poverty figures

Following the publication of figures by the CSO yesterday, ALONE’s CEO has urged the public not to forget that there is a significant number of older people at risk of poverty in Ireland.

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Sep 30th 2011, 5:22 PM

# Cork

300% increase in people needing 5c dinners

Cork Penny Dinners has served up hot meals for a small donation since 1750 – and now it’s seeing business people, parents and families availing of its services.

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Sep 28th 2011, 7:15 AM

# Somalia

Nearly 800,000 children in Somalia face immediate death

Concern video shows extent of humanitarian crisis in refugee camps as militants threatening to ban return of aid agencies not already on the ground.

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Jul 22nd 2011, 6:00 PM

# Barnardos

Demand for help from children's charity 'higher than ever' as Barnardos releases new ad

The charity says that there has been a huge increase in demand for its services and support as a result of the economic downturn.

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Jun 13th 2011, 2:04 PM

# Poverty

More Irish families being pushed into poverty and seeking advice

Two separate reports indicate that more and more Irish families are being pushed into poverty as record numbers contact advisory services seeking help.

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Apr 28th 2011, 8:49 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know by 9am: The HSE offers its sympathy to the family of a woman who died shortly after giving birth to a healthy daughter; tornadoes and storms ravage the US; the super-injunction celebrities named.

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Apr 28th 2011, 8:13 AM

LIVE

The poorest countries in the developed world...

…Ireland is NOT in the list. Phew.

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Apr 15th 2011, 4:00 PM

# Poverty

Gap between rich and poor broadened since 1987

The last 24 years – which saw Fianna Fáil in power for 21 – saw the top 10% of earners gain most, a new report says.

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Jan 31st 2011, 8:28 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you need to know this morning, including: Micheál Martin set to name new front bench; Egyptian protests set to continue for seventh day; and the Geezer Bandit strikes again.

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Jan 31st 2011, 8:17 AM