The NERI Podcast: Recent Episodes
Nevin Economic Research Instit
The Nevin Economic Research Institute was founded by the Irish trade union movement to produce quality research to highlight issues relevant to Irish workers, to challenge dominant narratives in public discourse and to put forward a vision for a new economics for the island of Ireland, for an economy that works for workers, their families and their communities and not the other way round.
Economics does not exist in a vacuum; it’s affected by customs, laws and the broad structure of society. By politics. This series will look at issues you might not hear about in our broader media landscape.
NERI Economist Ciarán Nugent asks NERI co-director Dr Tom McDonnell about his most recent long-read: Where do we go from here? Principles for the 2020's economy. Productive capacity, inclusivity and sustainability.
In this month's episode, Orla Hegarty and Dr Michael Byrne discuss problems in the Irish housing market with NERI economist Paul Goldrick-Kelly and give their take on solutions to addressing those problems.
Climate change researchers Sinéad Mercier and Seán McCabe (TASC) sit down with Paul Goldrick-Kelly (NERI) to discuss current climate policy and issues relating to the implementation of a fair and Just Transition to a low-carbon economy.
Paul Mac Flynn, Senior Economist, NERI speaks with Robert Sweeney, Policy Analyst, TASC and Michelle Murphy, Research & Policy Analyst, Social Justice Ireland on their analysis of Budget 2020.
Éilis Ryan, Policy & Outreach Officer, Financial Justice Ireland, Workers Party representative and SIPTU member speaks with Dr Tom McDonnell, Senior Economist, NERI about his working paper Taxing Property: Suggestions for Reform
Fiona Dunkin, Policy & Communications Manager, Co-operative Housing Ireland & CWU member talks to Cian McMahon, International Centre for Co-operative Management, St Mary's University, Nova Scotia about Workers Co-ops in Ireland, opportunities for development and the role of the Trade Union movement in promoting alternative forms of enterprise.
Guest presenter Sarah Harte, ISSU President speaks to Tom Healy, NERI about his book An Ireland Worth Working For - Towards a New Democratic Programme. He discusses how his book is relavent to young people.
Guest presenter David Gibney, Communications Officer, MANDATE discusses the Banded Hours Legislation with SIPTU researcher Michael Taft and activist and MANDATE member Muireann Dalton.