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The Statistical and Social Inquiry Society of Ireland (SSISI) is a learned society which analyses the major changes that have taken place in population, employment, legal and administrative systems and social services in Ireland. [1] It operates as an all-Ireland body. [2]
Ireland, 1912–1985: Politics and Society is a book by Irish historian and politician J. J. Lee, published in 1989. It studies 20th-century Irish history, and emphasizes the influence of Irish cultural, social, and economic history on Irish national politics since home rule. The book was mostly well-received, and won several awards.
LGBTQ history in Ireland (1 C, 15 P) M. Mother and baby homes in Ireland (2 C, 3 P) P. Penal Laws in Ireland (1 C, 9 P) Irish Poor Laws (1 C, 13 P) Poor law unions in ...
29 September to 1 October: Pope John Paul II visited Ireland from Saturday, 29 September to Monday, 1 October 1979, the first trip to Ireland by a Pope. 1985: 15 November: The governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom sign the Anglo-Irish Agreement. 1990: 3 December: Mary Robinson becomes the first female President of Ireland. 1995
The institute was founded in 1960 by a group of senior academics and public servants, led by T. K. Whitaker, Secretary of the Department of Finance.While conducting an economic study of Ireland, Whitaker became aware of the necessity for an independent research organisation to conduct analysis of data using up-to-date quantitative techniques in order to make the data useful for public policy ...
1821: The development of "Extra Stout" beer by Arthur Guinness II and others. [16] 1830: Coffey still invented by Aeneas Coffey. [17] 1831: Method of treating cholera patients discovered by William Brooke O'Shaughnessy. [18] 1832: Kyanising invented by John Howard Kyan. [19] 1834: The game of Croquet. [20] 1836: Induction coil invented by ...
The Social Progress Index (SPI) measures the extent to which countries provide for the social and environmental needs of their citizens. Fifty-four indicators in the areas of basic human needs, foundations of well-being, and opportunity to progress show the relative performance of nations.
Historical GDP per capita development of Ireland and the UK. The economic history of the Republic of Ireland effectively began in 1922, when the then Irish Free State won independence from the United Kingdom. [2] The state was plagued by poverty and emigration until the 1960s when an upturn led to the reversal of long term population decline ...