Report launch: ‘Pandemic Unemployment and Social Disadvantage in Ireland’

The ESRI, in collaboration with Pobal, is launching a report which examines the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on people living in disadvantaged areas in Ireland. The report shows that people in deprived areas experienced significant disruptions to their employment compared to those in more affluent areas. 

 

Read the report

Programme

10:00

Registration

10:30

Welcome

Prof Emer Smyth, ESRI

10:40

Introduction to report

Anna Shakespeare, CEO, Pobal

10:50

Presentation of report

Dr Adele Whelan (ESRI author)

11:10

Response

Paul Rogers, CEO, Northside Partnership

11:15

Q&A

11:30

Panel discussion

11:55

Closing remarks