Guide to useful websites in Ireland, UK and Europe
Introduction
Please find below our A - Z list of organisations from the public and voluntary sector in Ireland, UK and Europe that maybe of use in conducting research for assignments and dissertations.
Websites A - G
Acts of the Oireachtas (Acts 1922 - )About this site
This database contains the Acts of the Oireachtas in Irish and in English from 1922 to the present day. The Irish and English language versions of each Act are linked together so that it is possible to move from a particular section in an Act in one language to the same section of the Act in the other language. Additionally, searches can be carried out for words and phrases in the two languages, that is to say, Irish language words can be searched for within the Irish language database and English language words can be searched for in the English language database. At present, some Irish language versions of Acts are not included in the database (especially Acts passed in the years from 1993 to 1997) but it is intended include these Acts as soon as possible. Where an Irish language version is not available no link will appear in the English version.
Faoin Suíomh Seo
Is é atá sa bhunachar sonraí seo ná Achtanna an Oireachtais ó 1922 i leith i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla. Tá an leagan Gaeilge agus an leagan Béarla de gach Acht nasctha le chéile ionas gur féidir dul ó alt áirithe d'Acht i dteanga amháin go dtí an t-alt céanna den Acht céanna sa teanga eile. Ina theannta sin, is féidir cuardach a dhéanamh ar fhocail agus ar abairtí laistigh den dá leagan ar leithligh, is é sin le rá, focail Ghaeilge a chuardach sa bhunachar sonraí Gaeilge agus focail Bhéarla a chuardach sa bhunachar sonraí Béarla. I láthair ná huaire tá roinnt leaganacha Gaeilge nach bhfuil ann (go háirithe Achtanna a bhaineann leis na blianta ó 1993 go 1997) ach tá sé i gceist na bearnaí sin a líonadh a luaithe is féidir. In aon chás nach bhfuil an leagan Gaeilge ar fáil ní bheidh aon nasc le feiceáil sa leagan Béarla.
Amnesty International IrelandAmnesty International is a global movement of more than 8 million people who take injustice personally. We are campaigning for a world where human rights are enjoyed by all.
In Ireland, our 20,000 members and supporters campaign on issues like reproductive rights, ending torture and protecting migrant & refugee rights, among others. We are independent of any political ideology, economic interest or religion. We are funded by our members and supporters.
Bills and Acts of the Oireachtas (Bills 1997 - )The power to make new laws is the sole responsibility of the Houses of the Oireachtas. Dáil Éireann has the primary role in relation to legislation as it is directly elected by the people. All proposed new laws are introduced into the Oireachtas as Bills. When the Government wants to propose a law, the Cabinet approves the Bill and the relevant Minister brings it before the Oireachtas. Opposition parties or Members can also bring forward their own Bills, usually during Private Members’ time.
Brexit - UK Government Position PapersCollection
Article 50 and negotiations with the EU
Information about the Article 50 process and our negotiations for a new partnership with the European Union.
CARO - Climate Action Regional OfficesThe Mission of the Climate Action Regional Offices is to coordinate and support local government to lead transformative change and measurable climate action across our cities and counties.
Centre for Cities UKWe are dedicated to improving the economies of the UK's largest cities and towns
CES - Centre for Effective ServicesWe work with agencies, government departments and service providers throughout the island of Ireland. We are a non-profit organisation with skills and expertise in areas such as education, health, children and young people and social services.
CSO - Central Statistics OfficeThe Central Statistics Office (CSO) is Ireland's national statistical office and our purpose is to impartially collect, analyse and make available statistics about Ireland’s people, society and economy.
Specifically, our mandate under the Statistics Act 1993 is "The collection, compilation, extraction and dissemination for statistical purposes of information relating to economic, social and general activities and conditions in the State".
At national level, CSO official statistics inform decision making across a range of areas including construction, health, welfare, the environment and the economy. At European level they provide an accurate picture of Ireland’s economic and social performance and enable comparisons between Ireland and other countries.
The CSO is also responsible for coordinating the official statistics of other public authorities.
Citizen First - Institute for Citizen-Centred ServicesWe are an organization working to improve public sector services to citizens. Our role is to provide public sector organizations with the tools to provide an excellent service delivery experience to citizens. We work and collaborate with governments across Canada and around the world to improve the service delivery experience.
Climate Change Advisory GroupThe Climate Change Advisory Council is an independent advisory body providing evidence-based advice and recommendations on policy to support Ireland's just transition to a biodiversity rich, environmentally sustainable, climate neutral and resilient society.
Council of EuropeThe Council of Europe advocates freedom of expression and of the media, freedom of assembly, equality, and the protection of minorities. It has launched campaigns on issues such as child protection, online hate speech, and the rights of the Roma, Europe's largest minority. The Council of Europe helps member states fight corruption and terrorism and undertake necessary judicial reforms. Its group of constitutional experts, known as the Venice Commission, offers legal advice to countries throughout the world.
The Council of Europe promotes human rights through international conventions, such as the Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the Convention on Cybercrime. It monitors member states' progress in these areas and makes recommendations through independent expert monitoring bodies. Council of Europe member states no longer apply the death penalty.
Data Gov - Irish Public Sector DataIRELAND'S OPEN DATA PORTAL
Promoting innovation and transparency through the publication of Irish Public Sector data in open, free and reusable formats.
Department of Foreign Affairs - Human Rights in IrelandHuman rights in Ireland are subject to scrutiny at home and abroad. We engage with Civil Society Organisations in Ireland on human rights issues and on the reporting requirements which Ireland is subject to internationally.
It is the duty of all states to respect, protect and fulfil human rights. Under these international obligations, governments are primarily responsible both for creating the conditions in which rights can be realised and for ensuring that rights are not violated.
Ireland is committed to having human rights both at the heart of both our national and foreign policy. The 1937 Constitution of Ireland, Bunreacht na hÉireann, predates both the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the European Convention on Human Rights and contains strong emphasis on fundamental rights, which are in effect, human rights principles by a different name.
eTenders Public ProcurementeTenders is the Irish Government’s electronic tendering platform administered by the Office of Government Procurement.
The platform is a central facility for all public sector contracting authorities to advertise procurement opportunities and award notices. For procurement news and for guidance, legislation, and circulars under the National Public Procurement Policy Framework, please visit ogp.gov.ie
ESRI - Economic Social Research InstituteThe ESRI produces independent, high-quality research with the objective of informing policies that support a healthy economy and promote social progress. Ireland is currently facing many challenges on both fronts. Progress requires policies that are grounded in evidence and therefore likely to act as effective solutions to complex policy challenges. At the Institute, we believe that knowledge and facts are the most powerful problem-solving tools for policymakers. Therefore our primary objective is to provide policymakers with robust, objective evidence that can translate into effective policy solutions. This, together with our independence and dedication to the highest academic standards, means that we are never distracted from our vision: informed policy for a better Ireland.
Economic and Social Research Council - UKESRC is part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a new organisation that brings together the UK’s seven research councils, Innovate UK and Research England to maximise the contribution of each council and create the best environment for research and innovation to flourish. The vision is to ensure the UK maintains its world-leading position in research and innovation. For more information visit the UK Research and Innovation website.
UK Research and Innovation is a non-departmental public body funded by a grant-in-aid from the UK government
We are the UK's largest organisation for funding research on economic and social issues. We support independent, high quality research which has an impact on business, the public sector and civil society. ESRC's total budget for 2017-18 was around £202 million. At any one time ESRC supports over 4,000 researchers and postgraduate students in academic institutions and independent research institutes.
ENAR - European Network Against RacismThe Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) is a membership organisation. Our strength is in our Members, a growing, national Network of diverse Civil Society Organisations committed to combating racism and all related forms of discrimination in every sphere of life in Ireland. We are dedicated to finding common strategies and policy positions for combating racism, finding ways of complementing each other’s work, and to offering cross-community and cross-sectoral support and solidarity.
Join our Network today!
EThOS - British Library Doctoral E-thesesAbout EThOS
EThOS is the UK’s national thesis service which aims to maximise the visibility and availability of the UK’s doctoral research theses.
It demonstrates the quality of UK research, and supports the UK Government’s open access principle that publications resulting from publicly-funded research should be made freely available for all researchers, providing opportunities for further research. EThOS helps institutions to meet the expectation of the UK Research Councils that PhDs supported by a Research Council Training Grant should be made freely available in an open access repository, as indicated in its Training Grant Terms & Conditions (Paragraph 104).
EES - European Evaluation SocietyThe EES was initiated in 1992 and registered in 1996 as a non-profit association. The first official board was elected in autumn 1995 and started its work in January 1996. Since the start of the Society, it has organized thirteen biennial conferences in many European countries,
European Institute for Gender EqualityThe European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality, including gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, and the fight against discrimination based on sex, as well as to raise EU citizens’ awareness of gender equality.
European Institute of Public AdministrationOur core mission is to provide a mix of deep insights and practical knowledge about EU policies, to all professionals related to EU public affairs, with the key objective of further improving their skills and capabilities for efficient management of the policies.
We are supported by the EU Member States and the European Commission. We serve officials in national and regional public administrations in Member States, in the European Commission itself, and in other EU institutions. As such, we have developed a vast and strong network across the Member States and various EU institutions, bodies, and agencies.
It is the combination of this network and the experience of our experts that enables us to provide cross-national and cross-institutional comparative, analytical perspectives on EU policies, which, along with our problem-solving approach, makes us one of the longest-standing experts in EU public affairs.
European Observatory on Health Systems and PoliciesThe Observatory is a partnership that brings together different policy perspectives to identify what health systems and policies evidence Europe’s decision makers need. The Observatory then generates and shares the evidence in print, in ‘person’ and on-line – acting as a knowledge broker and bridging the gap between academia and practice.
EurostatOur mandate
Eurostat is the statistical office of the European
Our mission is to provide high quality statistics and data on Europe. Eurostat is the statistical office of the European Union.
Websites F - M
Feantsa Research - European Observatory on HomelessnessThe European Observatory on Homelessness (EOH) was set up in 1991 by FEANTSA to carry out transnational research on homelessness and housing exclusion.
The Observatory is made up of a core team of researchers from around Europe.
Its main outputs are the biannually published European Journal of Homelessness and the annual Comparative Study series. The EOH also organizes a European Research Conference every year which is attended by over 200 researchers from around the world.
The Observatory aims to:
Facilitate the development of effective homelessness strategies and policies through a strong evidenced-based approach.
Give international exposure to significant national, regional and local developments and provide a forum for comparative analysis of policy and practice in preventing and tackling homelessness in Europe.
To stimulate debate on homelessness and housing exclusion at the European level.
To assess the lessons for Europe, which can be derived from policy, practice and research from elsewhere.
Government of Irelandgov.ie is a central portal for government services and information. It combines the websites of Irish government departments and is a trusted source that makes interactions with the government more user-focused.
The aim of gov.ie is to present information in a clear, understandable and accessible manner.
gov.ie is being developed by a team based at the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer (OGCIO) in the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform.
HSE - Health Services Executivehe HSE provides all of Ireland's public health services in hospitals and communities across the country.
IIAS - International Institute of Administrative ScienceThe IIAS’s vision is to be a key player in setting the governance agenda worldwide. To organize high impact events targeting and involving both public service and academe. To enable collaborative and strategic projects with members and partners. To accredit both academic and professional training programs in line with standards of best practices in public management.
Immigrant Council of IrelandAt the Immigrant Council of Ireland, an Independent Law Centre, we have been working to provide assistance to people from a migrant background, improving and protecting their rights since our establishment in 2001.
Institute for Government - UKThe Institute for Government is the leading think tank working to make government more effective.
We provide rigorous research and analysis, topical commentary and public events to explore the key challenges facing government. We offer a space for discussion and fresh thinking to help senior politicians and civil servants think differently and bring about change.
Institute for Public Policy Research UKThe Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) is a registered charity and the UK’s pre-eminent progressive think tank.
Our charitable purpose is to promote research into (and the publication of the useful results thereof) and the education of the public in the economic, social and political sciences and in science and technology, the voluntary sector and social enterprise, public services, and industry and commerce
Institute of Public HealthThe Institute of Public Health informs public policy to support healthier populations in Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Irish Fiscal Advisory CouncilThe Irish Fiscal Advisory Council is an independent statutory body with a mandate to:
Assess and endorse the Government’s official economic forecasts.
Assess budgetary forecasts.
Assess the Government’s fiscal stance.
Monitor fiscal rules.
Irish Human Rights and Equality CommissionThe Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission is Ireland’s national human rights and equality institution.
We are an independent public body that accounts to the Oireachtas, with a mandate established under the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (IHREC Act 2014). The IHREC Act includes and further enhances the functions of the former Irish Human Rights Commission and the former Equality Authority.
Our purpose is to protect and promote human rights and equality in Ireland and build a culture of respect for human rights, equality and intercultural understanding in the State.
Our work is determined independently by the fifteen members of the Commission who were appointed by our Head of State, President Michael D. Higgins, in 2014. The diverse membership of the Commission broadly reflects the nature of Irish society.
Irish Legal NewsIrish Legal News is the only daily news service for lawyers north and south of the border.
Since our launch in 2015, our mix of news, case reports, analysis, jobs and events has become part of the daily routine for thousands of criminal, civil and commercial lawyers, as well as in-house solicitors in the private and public sectors.
Irish Public Procurement PortalWelcome to the website of the Office of Government Procurement. This website will assist you with your public procurement activities – as a buyer or as a supplier. Here you will find information about the OGP and the work we do. You can also find public procurement legislation, support and news.
Irish Refugee CouncilWe provide services and support for people seeking protection and people recognised as refugees in Ireland and advocate for humane and dignified protection procedures and responses to people fleeing persecution.
We work with people who have to flee their home country, as it is no longer safe for them to be there. The most visible example of this is people fleeing war or conflict. However, persecution is not always born of war or conflict.
We also work with people who face persecution that is less visible. People who have experienced torture, death threats, and violence because of aspects of their identity or their actions – persecution based on their sexual identity, their religious beliefs, their political stance, for protesting, for being female or for being an ethnic minority.
ISAD - Irish State Administration DatabaseThe Irish State Administration Database constitutes a major research infrastructure for the humanities and social sciences in Ireland, and is of benefit to political scientists, historians, lawyers, sociologists and specialists in public policy. It should also be of interest to public servants and public representatives. The data presented here have been collected principally from official and primary sources. Where this has not proved possible, secondary sources have been relied upon and the accuracy of the data has been verified. Further information on the background to the database and the sources used can be found here
Lenus - Irish Health Information Repositoryreland's central source for Open Access health research
Lenus, the Irish Health Research repository is the leading source for Irish research in health and social care. The Lenus collections include peer reviewed journal articles, grey literature, dissertations, reports and conference presentations. Lenus contains the publications of the Irish Health Service Executive (HSE) and the collected research output of over 130 health organisations past and present are all freely accessible.
Merrion Street - Irish Government News ServiceMerrionStreet.ie Irish Government News Service, brings together on one website, the latest news and updates from government.
We hope it is of value to a citizen, to a journalist or to any interested party in Ireland and around the world.
MerrionStreet also manages Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube accounts. Read our Social Media Policy.
MerrionStreet.ie is produced by a team in Government Buildings, involving the Government Information Service, Government Press and IT.
We hope journalists find MerrionStreet.ie a useful reference point, and are free to report and use its elements. It will allow people with an interest in the work of government to view latest developments on one website, which over time will become a valuable archive of information.
Migrants Rights Centre of IrelandWe’ve supported groups of workers when their employers abandoned them, documented racism on our streets and at our borders, won landmark victories for domestic workers, victims of forced labour, students, undocumented workers and families.
From the start, our work has been led by dedicated campaigners affected by the very issues they fight against – restaurant workers, au pairs, undocumented young people and more – and supported by countless allies from across Ireland and abroad.
Right now, we handle 2,000 cases a year in our drop-in centre, helping people in Ireland live and work in safety and stability. We bring people together to fight for their rights as undocumented migrants, to make sure workers are valued, to help young people in Ireland live full and free lives. We’re building Ireland’s first care co-op run by migrant care workers, with decades of experience and endless determination. With partners on both sides of the border, we’re supporting workers in the border region.
Other Library Catalogues
British Library CatalogueWe are the national library of the United Kingdom and give access to the world’s most comprehensive research collection. We provide information services to academic, business, research and scientific communities.
Our collection of over 170 million items includes artefacts from every age of written civilisation. We keep the nation’s archive of printed and digital publications, adding around three million new items to our collection every year.
We have many books, but we have so much more. Our London and Yorkshire sites have everything from newspapers to sound recordings, patents, prints and drawings, maps and manuscripts. Our inspiring exhibitions interpret these collections and bring their stories to the public.
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Websites N - Z
National Drugs Library - HRBThe HRB National Drugs Library supports those working to develop the knowledge base around drug, alcohol and tobacco use in Ireland. We are funded by the Department of Health, and based within the Health Research Board, which is the lead agency in Ireland supporting and funding health research.
National Disability AuthorityThe National Disability Authority (NDA) was established on 12 June 2000. We are the independent statutory body that provides information and advice to the Government on policy and practice relevant to the lives of persons with disabilities. We have a role to assist the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in the co-ordination of disability policy.
Our functions include research, developing and collaborating on the development of relevant statistics; assisting in the development of standards; developing codes of practice and monitoring the implementation of standards, codes and employment of persons with disabilities in the public service.
We work through our Centre for Excellence in Universal Design to promote the universal design of the built environment, products, services and information and communication technologies so that they can be easily accessed and used by everyone, regardless of age, size, ability or disability.
HLISD - Health Library & Information Services DirectoryHLISD is a comprehensive directory of health library and information services in the UK. It is a partnership initiative, with funding provided by Health Education England and the CILIP Health Libraries Group, and local health library and information staff maintaining the entries for their services.
National Library of Ireland Web ArchiveThe National Library of Ireland is actively creating an Irish web archive. Information published on the web is vulnerable to loss or change and in any given year over 80% of websites will be lost or changed. The NLI recognises the intrinsic cultural value of such information and the need to preserve this material for current and future generations. It is also an opportunity to work with Born digital collections and to enable users to work with the NLI collections, in new and innovative ways.
Web archiving is an activity whereby a version of a web site at a particular point in time is collected and preserved for future use. This version is fully functioning and can be navigated like a live website. Sites are collected by a ‘web crawler’ which is an automated piece of software designed to capture websites at a particular point in time, and these archived sites are then preserved and made available for research, sometimes long after the original site has disappeared. For more information contact webarchives@nli.ie
Nevin Economic Research InstituteThe Nevin Economic Research Institute, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, is a research organisation which, at its core, has a vision of the achievement of a better, fairer society.
It aims, through the provision of world-class research and analysis, to contribute towards the construction of alternative perspectives and possibilities that will lead to the creation of a sustainable and inclusive economy that works for everyone in society. It is supported by the unions affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The remit of the Institute is to:
advance knowledge and understanding of economics and the social sciences, with particular reference to the economic and social conditions in or affecting the island of Ireland;
undertake, to the benefit of the public, research and analysis on the impact of economic policy development and its effects towards the attainment of a more equitable and just society;
publish and promote research findings in order to advance awareness and comprehension of economic theory;
undertake activities to ensure a broad dissemination of the research and analysis; and
provide education, training and capacity building programmes to increase understanding of economic and social science policy among the general public.
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Developmente Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives. Our goal is to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being for all. We draw on 60 years of experience and insights to better prepare the world of tomorrow.
Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.
OECD - Public Governance and ManagementWe help governments design and implement strategic, evidence-based and innovative policies to strengthen public governance, respond effectively to diverse and disruptive economic, social and environmental challenges and deliver on government’s commitments to citizens. See also, a brochure on OECD's work on public governance.
OPSI - Observatory of Public Sector InnovationWe uncover emerging practice and identify what’s next, turn the new into the normal and provide trusted advice. We take a multi-level focus and our portfolio spans across individual, organisation, and system levels. We tailor our approach based on our partners’ contexts and needs.
The dimensions of our work include:
Uncovering emerging practice and identify what’s next, including:
Knowledge creation and learning enhancement
Innovation and technology trend-spotting
Empirics-led research
Turning the new into the normal:
Frameworks, skills, and methods diffusion
Convening networks of innovators
Global case study, tool, and community management
Providing trusted advice
Custom transformation strategies
Methods, skills and tools
Reviews and evaluation
Who we work with
Our partners are innovators everywhere: in government, academia, global NGOs and civil society, and industry. We connect with leaders and practitioners alike, based on their emergent needs and where we can best add value. Our partners are our collaborators; we take risks with them so that we can continue pushing the boundaries in this evolving area of research and practice. Are you ready to make change?
Download the Observatory for Public Sector Innovation flyer to see the full suite of our offerings.
Discover our specific projects and see how we can work with you.
Tell us your public sector innovation story so we can learn from you.
Subscribe for the latest public sector innovation research, news and events.
HLISD - Health Library & Information Services DirectoryHLISD is a comprehensive directory of health library and information services in the UK. It is a partnership initiative, with funding provided by Health Education England and the CILIP Health Libraries Group, and local health library and information staff maintaining the entries for their services.
National Library of Ireland Web ArchiveThe National Library of Ireland is actively creating an Irish web archive. Information published on the web is vulnerable to loss or change and in any given year over 80% of websites will be lost or changed. The NLI recognises the intrinsic cultural value of such information and the need to preserve this material for current and future generations. It is also an opportunity to work with Born digital collections and to enable users to work with the NLI collections, in new and innovative ways.
Web archiving is an activity whereby a version of a web site at a particular point in time is collected and preserved for future use. This version is fully functioning and can be navigated like a live website. Sites are collected by a ‘web crawler’ which is an automated piece of software designed to capture websites at a particular point in time, and these archived sites are then preserved and made available for research, sometimes long after the original site has disappeared. For more information contact webarchives@nli.ie
Nevin Economic Research InstituteThe Nevin Economic Research Institute, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, is a research organisation which, at its core, has a vision of the achievement of a better, fairer society.
It aims, through the provision of world-class research and analysis, to contribute towards the construction of alternative perspectives and possibilities that will lead to the creation of a sustainable and inclusive economy that works for everyone in society. It is supported by the unions affiliated to the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The remit of the Institute is to:
advance knowledge and understanding of economics and the social sciences, with particular reference to the economic and social conditions in or affecting the island of Ireland;
undertake, to the benefit of the public, research and analysis on the impact of economic policy development and its effects towards the attainment of a more equitable and just society;
publish and promote research findings in order to advance awareness and comprehension of economic theory;
undertake activities to ensure a broad dissemination of the research and analysis; and
provide education, training and capacity building programmes to increase understanding of economic and social science policy among the general public.
OECD - Organisation for Economic Cooperation and DevelopmentThe Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is an international organisation that works to build better policies for better lives. Our goal is to shape policies that foster prosperity, equality, opportunity and well-being for all. We draw on 60 years of experience and insights to better prepare the world of tomorrow.
Together with governments, policy makers and citizens, we work on establishing evidence-based international standards and finding solutions to a range of social, economic and environmental challenges. From improving economic performance and creating jobs to fostering strong education and fighting international tax evasion, we provide a unique forum and knowledge hub for data and analysis, exchange of experiences, best-practice sharing, and advice on public policies and international standard-setting.
OECD - Public Governance and ManagementWe help governments design and implement strategic, evidence-based and innovative policies to strengthen public governance, respond effectively to diverse and disruptive economic, social and environmental challenges and deliver on government’s commitments to citizens. See also, a brochure on OECD's work on public governance.
OPSI - Observatory of Public Sector InnovationWe uncover emerging practice and identify what’s next, turn the new into the normal and provide trusted advice. We take a multi-level focus and our portfolio spans across individual, organisation, and system levels. We tailor our approach based on our partners’ contexts and needs.
The dimensions of our work include:
Uncovering emerging practice and identify what’s next, including:
Knowledge creation and learning enhancement
Innovation and technology trend-spotting
Empirics-led research
Turning the new into the normal:
Frameworks, skills, and methods diffusion
Convening networks of innovators
Global case study, tool, and community management
Providing trusted advice
Custom transformation strategies
Methods, skills and tools
Reviews and evaluation
PILA - Public Interest Law AllianceIn 2009, PILA (Public Interest Law Alliance) was launched with a collaborative vision for getting the law working for those most in need.
Having operated for 50 years leading the access to justice movement in Ireland, FLAC (Free Legal Advice Centres) recognised that there was a strong public interest spirit across civil and legal society. This spirit was in need of a central driver to draw together and connect all those seeking to spearhead the law as an agent of positive social change.
PILA was established to develop public interest law in Ireland in a practical way, and remains one of FLAC’s core strategies for increasing access to justice.
Policy Institute: Trinity College DublinThe Policy Institute aims to highlight the contribution of philosophy and social science to current public issues. The Institute’s public events programme plays a key role in enabling the public to engage with the School and its work, and in ensuring that leading academics and policy-makers from around the world are publicly accessible.
Public Governance Institute: Katholieke Universiteit of LeuvenThe Public Governance Institute conducts research into different aspects of public governance from a public administration and political science perspective. The results of our research are of value in higher and continuing education, in public organizations, and for society in general.
Our mission is to gain knowledge and insight regarding politics, administration and public policies on local, regional, federal, European and international levels. Such knowledge and understanding is in line with the core tasks of the university. We intend to make scientific contributions to an improvement in the policy-making, organization and management of public administrations. In this process, special attention is given to the role of citizens, political parties and government officials.
The KU Leuven Public Governance Institute is an internationally oriented and interdisciplinary research institute that focusses on different aspects of public governance. Both fundamental and applied research are part of our activities, with special attention for theory, empirical research and practice. Comparative research in particular is one of our core competencies.
We offer a research-based educational program. With this we wish to contribute to lifelong learning and professional up-dating. Our target audience are regular students and government officials as well as political actors. Through our public service we wish to transfer knowledge and insight to administrative and policy practice.
Public Policy: Geary Institute UCDPublicPolicy.ie is the online platform for informing and debating public policy in Ireland. The platform, initially established in 2012 with support from Atlantic Philanthropies, has recently been incorporated within the UCD Geary Institute for Public Policy.
PublicPolicy.ie aims to provide independent evidence to inform economic, social and environmental policies and to communicate relevant research findings to policy makers and interested citizens. Through PublicPolicy.ie, Irish policy makers can source a range of material including staff Policy Papers; Expert Perspectives from leading researchers; and Policy Digests with accessible summaries of the ‘state of play’ in academic and policy research.
PublicPolicy.ie is independent, has no party political association or view and is not aligned with any sectional interest.
RIAN - Irish Academic Research PublicationsRIAN began as an investigation into institutional repositories by the Irish Universities Association Librarians’ Group in 2005. It tasked a sub-group to look at the options and make recommendations. The sub-group advised that a national network of local repositories, with a national harvester to aggregate their content, would comprise the most efficient infrastructure. In 2006, the IUA Librarians successfully applied for support from the Department of Education and Science's Strategic Innovation Fund which is administered by the Higher Education Authority. The group was awarded €1.6 million, half of it to be found in matching funding. The project began in April 2007 and was completed, within its three year schedule, by March 2010.
The project aim was to harvest to one portal the contents of the Institutional Repositories of the seven university libraries, in order to make Irish research material more freely accessible, and to increase the research profiles of individual researchers and their institutions. As RIAN developed further, other Irish research repositories were added, and more continue to be added, so that RIAN will truly be the portal to Irish research.
The aggregation of this content will have significant benefits. It will be the primary source for Irish Open Access research publications. Jointly agreed metadata standards will facilitate more accurate searching and retrieval. The aggregated content will make further value-added features, such as statistical analysis, possible. RIAN will allow other agencies to harvest normalised metadata for better search results. As RIAN expanded to include repositories other than those of the seven universities, the need for a revised governance model became apparent. In 2014 RIAN was restructured under a new Business Model more representative of all the RIAN membership, as illustrated below. Work is still ongoing to finalise the Terms of Reference and Procedures.
Social Justice IrelandSocial Justice Ireland is an independent think tank and justice advocacy organisation that advances the lives of people and communities through providing independent social analysis and effective policy development to create a sustainable future for every member of society and for societies as a whole.
We advance the lives of people and communities by working to build a just society. In doing this we give special priority to national and international issues related to poverty, inequality, social exclusion, sustainability and the environment.
As an independent think tank Social Justice Ireland is a significant research resource in the area of social justice and public policy. We provide accurate social analysis of the current situation on an ongoing basis and identify effective policy proposals to address challenges.
We are one of the leading advocates for the changes needed for a future that is sustainable economically, environmentally and socially. We identify credible alternatives and effective pathways to resolving challenges faced across a wide range of public policy.
Social Justice Ireland works to ensure that every member of society, and society as a whole, can flourish and thrive in a sustainable manner. We have a special concern for those who are vulnerable or on the margins of society. We believe that the dignity of all is enhanced when those on the margins of society are included. Consequently we promote the development of an inclusive society in which everyone’s rights and responsibilities are recognised and honoured.
We work both nationally and internationally. The inter-relatedness of the local and the global requires that issues be addressed at different levels to ensure appropriate solutions are identified and implemented. We bring this perspective to bear on all we do.
TARA - Trinity's Access to Research ArchiveTARA is an open access repository, which means that the full text of the work deposited here is freely accessible to the world via the web. Access is restricted only in unavoidable instances, for example where publisher copyright restrictions prevail. However over 90% of scholarly publishers worldwide now allow some version of the documents they publish to be made available in a repository such as this.
TASCTASC is an independent think-tank whose mission is to address inequality and sustain democracy by translating analysis into action.
TASC’s Constitution presents its main objectives as:
Promoting education for the public benefit
Encouraging a more participative and inclusive society
Promoting and publishing research for public benefit
What we are for
As a public education charity (CHY 14778), TASC engages in research and public outreach concerning inequality, democracy, and climate justice in the current political, economic, and social environment. Through its work, TASC seeks to increase public knowledge of economic and social policy, improve working conditions, facilitate a just transition to advance climate action and protect livelihoods and communities, and more generally, contribute to positive social change in Ireland and the EU.
TASC regularly evaluates the work of other organisations that seek to improve service access to vulnerable and marginalised groups. In conducting research and practice-based evaluations, TASC consistently employs rigorous mixed research methods, including statistical analysis of government data, organising focus groups, implementing surveys, and conducting open-ended and semi-structured interviews.
TASC staff use such data to tailor policy recommendations and to propose specific interventions for government, civil society, and other commissioning organisations.
The Housing AgencyThe Housing Agency is a team of dedicated housing professionals working towards delivering sustainable and affordable housing for all. Using our knowledge and expertise, we lead the way in informing and delivering housing policy. We are uniquely positioned to understand the needs of the Irish housing sector through our active engagement with others. The work we undertake is broad in terms of supporting all housing related issues.
The WheelWe are Ireland’s national association of community and voluntary organisations, charities and social enterprises. We are a registered charity in Ireland and are unique in our role as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for anything related to the charity and nonprofit sector.
