Business and human rights has come a long way in Ireland. From little to no engagement by either the Irish government, civil society or business with the late John Ruggie’s […]
For anyone interested to learn more about the relationship between Irish companies, fossil fuel extraction, environmental damage, human rights violations and tax avoidance, look no further than Christian Aid Ireland’s […]
So here it is. Ireland has finally published it’s National Plan on Business and Human Rights. The document was launched this morning by Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade Simon […]
I am very pleased to welcome this guest post from Mary Cosgrove on the Irish Government’s recent multi-stakeholder event on corporate tax. Mary is a lecturer in tax and accountancy […]
As the Dáil begins a full day debate on corporate tax avoidance and the specific case of unlawful State aid to Apple, it is worth recalling that Irish and international human […]
Olivia Lally, Campaigns and Policy Officer for ActionAid Ireland, has been in touch about an eight-week ‘Tax Justice and Campaigning’ course. The course takes place in Dublin on Tuesday evenings from […]
Corporate tax avoidance has received considerable media, civil society, governmental and scholarly attention in recent years, but it has not yet been fully engaged with within the business and human rights […]
I am very pleased to post the views of Dr. Claire Methven O’Brien on Ireland’s ‘Working Outline’ for its national action plan on business on human rights. Claire works as […]
On 22 January 2016 I spoke at the consultation held by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade at Iveagh House, Dublin on its ‘Working Outline’ for the national action plan […]
Ireland has often found itself at the centre of global attention regarding tax avoidance by multinational corporations. A low corporation tax rate of 12.5%, coupled with high-profile exploitation of tax rules […]
Business & Human Rights in Ireland 