Report Card 2026: One year into the Programme for Government, the CRA says too many promises to children remain unfulfilled. Housing, homelessness, mental health and international protection all receive poor grades. childrensrights.ie/wp-content/u...

#LGBTQ+ #poverty Poverty is not experienced equally. New research shows LGBTQ+ people in #Ireland face enforced deprivation at nearly three times the national rate, driven by low incomes, high living costs, discrimination and policy blind spots. www.tasc.ie/assets/files...

🔥 Weekly #wildfire update in Europe Since the beginning of the year: 📍 1,254 fires 🌍 254,388 ha burnt 🌫️ 8.31 Mt CO₂ emitted More: europa.eu/!HRmFq6

Pension reform: Germany is considering raising the retirement age to 70 rte.social.ebu.io/B9LZ8Y1CJN

16 million Europeans live or work in another #EU country. New rules on social security benefit them. Parliament approved new law, including clearer rules on unemployment benefits, modernised rules on long-term care and family benefits and better cooperation between EU countries.

Is farming in Europe facing a crisis? Fewer young people are choosing careers in agriculture, raising concerns about the future of food production and food security across Europe.

Ireland in the EU

#Resources: 80:20 have launched a new website with resources suitable for CSPE, Geography and Politics & Society. They will also launch the 8th edition of the Development in an Unequal World later this year. Check out their resources at 8020.ie. @deved-ie.bsky.social @devedireland.bsky.social

German paper says UK return to EU could 'change the world' and deliver a blow to populist nationalism, globally rte.social.ebu.io/CS2FADNJIZ

#Brexit made UK a diminished power, Polish report says rte.social.ebu.io/DHC1CWW5C3

Almost every child on Earth is now exposed to at least one climate hazard. ow.ly/RjOS50ZcQJo

#airmasses #ireland #factors Air masses affecting Ireland

#migration #EU CEAS – How the new EU asylum law is intended to work rte.social.ebu.io/TTUP8IQU2C

How do government policies affect young people? #education #housing #livingconditions #gender #disability (via @financialjustice.bsky.social)

Key theorist Kathleen Lynch

Which political parties make up Dáil Éireann?

Which political parties make up the European Parliament?

If someone saved €1,000 every day, it would take almost 2.74 million years to accumulate €1 trillion. A new Oxfam analysis suggested Elon Musk may now be richer than the poorest 46% of the world, raising concerns about inequality. Do you think trillionaires should exist? [Image: ABC Australia]

#feminism #socialmovements

Key theorist Samuel Huntington - Clash of Civilizations

While canvassing in for Fianna Fail in Dublin Central, Bertie Ahern was recorded making remarks reminiscent of anti-immigrant voices. WEEKLY CARTOON BY HARRY BURTON

#climatecrisis #europe Report: European State of the Climate climate.copernicus.eu/sites/defaul...

Who makes EU laws?

#protest #civildisobedience #fuelprotests #debate

New Article: Global Food Insecurity in 2026 and beyond open.substack.com/pub/polsoc/p...

#disinformation

#climatecrisis

#gender #pensiongap

What are young people in Europe worried about?

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