TASC - Think Tank for Action on Social Change
@tascireland.bsky.social
TASC is an independent think-tank whose mission is to address inequality and sustain democracy by translating analysis into action.
📢 Our 2024 Annual Report is live!
Key achievements include:
✅ Advancing understanding of inequality & democracy in Ireland
✅ Expanding community engagement & policy influence
✅ Launching new initiatives for equitable development
Explore the full report here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
Key achievements include:
✅ Advancing understanding of inequality & democracy in Ireland
✅ Expanding community engagement & policy influence
✅ Launching new initiatives for equitable development
Explore the full report here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
October 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
📢 Our 2024 Annual Report is live!
Key achievements include:
✅ Advancing understanding of inequality & democracy in Ireland
✅ Expanding community engagement & policy influence
✅ Launching new initiatives for equitable development
Explore the full report here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
Key achievements include:
✅ Advancing understanding of inequality & democracy in Ireland
✅ Expanding community engagement & policy influence
✅ Launching new initiatives for equitable development
Explore the full report here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
TASC and MSD Ireland are studying #CancerLiteracy among marginalised groups in Ireland. Healthcare professionals and service providers are invited to take a short, anonymous survey to share insights.
Participant Information Leaflet: lnkd.in/gRiRjiJP
Take part: lnkd.in/gwHA2JFc
Participant Information Leaflet: lnkd.in/gRiRjiJP
Take part: lnkd.in/gwHA2JFc
October 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
TASC and MSD Ireland are studying #CancerLiteracy among marginalised groups in Ireland. Healthcare professionals and service providers are invited to take a short, anonymous survey to share insights.
Participant Information Leaflet: lnkd.in/gRiRjiJP
Take part: lnkd.in/gwHA2JFc
Participant Information Leaflet: lnkd.in/gRiRjiJP
Take part: lnkd.in/gwHA2JFc
Next year, TASC turns 25! 🎉
Join our Become a Member campaign and help us reach 100 new members. Support independent research, fight inequality, and strengthen democracy.
Every member makes our impact stronger.
👉 www.tasc.ie/membership/
Join our Become a Member campaign and help us reach 100 new members. Support independent research, fight inequality, and strengthen democracy.
Every member makes our impact stronger.
👉 www.tasc.ie/membership/
October 16, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Next year, TASC turns 25! 🎉
Join our Become a Member campaign and help us reach 100 new members. Support independent research, fight inequality, and strengthen democracy.
Every member makes our impact stronger.
👉 www.tasc.ie/membership/
Join our Become a Member campaign and help us reach 100 new members. Support independent research, fight inequality, and strengthen democracy.
Every member makes our impact stronger.
👉 www.tasc.ie/membership/
Mulranny leads in people-centred climate action 🌍.
Our report highlights community-led solutions like ‘Share, Care & Repair’ & the vision for UNESCO recognition. Thanks to Elaine Harrington & Creative Climate Action Fund.
Read: www.peoplestransition.ie/mulranny
#ClimateAction #Sustainability
Our report highlights community-led solutions like ‘Share, Care & Repair’ & the vision for UNESCO recognition. Thanks to Elaine Harrington & Creative Climate Action Fund.
Read: www.peoplestransition.ie/mulranny
#ClimateAction #Sustainability
October 15, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Mulranny leads in people-centred climate action 🌍.
Our report highlights community-led solutions like ‘Share, Care & Repair’ & the vision for UNESCO recognition. Thanks to Elaine Harrington & Creative Climate Action Fund.
Read: www.peoplestransition.ie/mulranny
#ClimateAction #Sustainability
Our report highlights community-led solutions like ‘Share, Care & Repair’ & the vision for UNESCO recognition. Thanks to Elaine Harrington & Creative Climate Action Fund.
Read: www.peoplestransition.ie/mulranny
#ClimateAction #Sustainability
We’re proud to share TASC’s report on loneliness among older men in Ireland, Poland & Romania, in partnership with Friends of the Elderly Ireland, and partners in Poland and Romania. Explore causes, differences & solutions: lnkd.in/gg4e_GPv
#TASC #Ageing #Loneliness #SocialInclusion #PublicPolicy
#TASC #Ageing #Loneliness #SocialInclusion #PublicPolicy
October 7, 2025 at 3:26 PM
We’re proud to share TASC’s report on loneliness among older men in Ireland, Poland & Romania, in partnership with Friends of the Elderly Ireland, and partners in Poland and Romania. Explore causes, differences & solutions: lnkd.in/gg4e_GPv
#TASC #Ageing #Loneliness #SocialInclusion #PublicPolicy
#TASC #Ageing #Loneliness #SocialInclusion #PublicPolicy
📢 On World Cancer Research Day, we share findings on migrant communities’ access to cancer care in Ireland. Barriers like language, culture, transport, and cost persist.
Our report offers solutions to make care more inclusive: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#HealthEquity #CancerResearch
Our report offers solutions to make care more inclusive: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#HealthEquity #CancerResearch
September 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
📢 On World Cancer Research Day, we share findings on migrant communities’ access to cancer care in Ireland. Barriers like language, culture, transport, and cost persist.
Our report offers solutions to make care more inclusive: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#HealthEquity #CancerResearch
Our report offers solutions to make care more inclusive: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#HealthEquity #CancerResearch
Recent London protests highlight rising populist narratives and challenges for democracy.
In our new blog, Tiarnán McDonough explores how social democratic parties can respond through genuine civic participation.
Read more 👉 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/09...
#Democracy #HumanRights #InclusivePolitics
In our new blog, Tiarnán McDonough explores how social democratic parties can respond through genuine civic participation.
Read more 👉 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/09...
#Democracy #HumanRights #InclusivePolitics
September 18, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Recent London protests highlight rising populist narratives and challenges for democracy.
In our new blog, Tiarnán McDonough explores how social democratic parties can respond through genuine civic participation.
Read more 👉 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/09...
#Democracy #HumanRights #InclusivePolitics
In our new blog, Tiarnán McDonough explores how social democratic parties can respond through genuine civic participation.
Read more 👉 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/09...
#Democracy #HumanRights #InclusivePolitics
Presented our Empowering Youth Through Financial Resilience project with IBCB today 📸
61 youth workers + 15 Youthreach instructors trained → supporting more than 5,000 young people across Ireland.
🌐 Website launching soon with free tools and activities.
#EmpoweringYouth #YouthWork
61 youth workers + 15 Youthreach instructors trained → supporting more than 5,000 young people across Ireland.
🌐 Website launching soon with free tools and activities.
#EmpoweringYouth #YouthWork
September 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Presented our Empowering Youth Through Financial Resilience project with IBCB today 📸
61 youth workers + 15 Youthreach instructors trained → supporting more than 5,000 young people across Ireland.
🌐 Website launching soon with free tools and activities.
#EmpoweringYouth #YouthWork
61 youth workers + 15 Youthreach instructors trained → supporting more than 5,000 young people across Ireland.
🌐 Website launching soon with free tools and activities.
#EmpoweringYouth #YouthWork
New report out!🚨
The People’s Transition in #Carndonagh shows how communities with local actions in green skills, edible neighbourhoods, and biodiversity are already driving change.
Read here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#SocialChange #ClimateAction #Sustainability #CommunityDevelopment
The People’s Transition in #Carndonagh shows how communities with local actions in green skills, edible neighbourhoods, and biodiversity are already driving change.
Read here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#SocialChange #ClimateAction #Sustainability #CommunityDevelopment
September 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
New report out!🚨
The People’s Transition in #Carndonagh shows how communities with local actions in green skills, edible neighbourhoods, and biodiversity are already driving change.
Read here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#SocialChange #ClimateAction #Sustainability #CommunityDevelopment
The People’s Transition in #Carndonagh shows how communities with local actions in green skills, edible neighbourhoods, and biodiversity are already driving change.
Read here: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#SocialChange #ClimateAction #Sustainability #CommunityDevelopment
In Ireland, your chances of surviving breast or cervical cancer are shaped not just by health, but by postcode & income. Women in deprived areas face higher risks, later diagnoses & poorer outcomes. Urgent action is needed to close this gap. Read more: www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/08...
August 19, 2025 at 1:01 PM
In Ireland, your chances of surviving breast or cervical cancer are shaped not just by health, but by postcode & income. Women in deprived areas face higher risks, later diagnoses & poorer outcomes. Urgent action is needed to close this gap. Read more: www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/08...
Big thanks to #sseairtricity #ssegengreenfund Community Fund for supporting our work 💡
The People's Transition is our way of helping Ireland/ Northern Ireland reach a greener future 🌱
Learn more about the People's Transition here: www.peoplestransition.ie
The People's Transition is our way of helping Ireland/ Northern Ireland reach a greener future 🌱
Learn more about the People's Transition here: www.peoplestransition.ie
August 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Big thanks to #sseairtricity #ssegengreenfund Community Fund for supporting our work 💡
The People's Transition is our way of helping Ireland/ Northern Ireland reach a greener future 🌱
Learn more about the People's Transition here: www.peoplestransition.ie
The People's Transition is our way of helping Ireland/ Northern Ireland reach a greener future 🌱
Learn more about the People's Transition here: www.peoplestransition.ie
Immigrants in Ireland face real, avoidable barriers to healthcare - especially in cancer care. In a new report, TASC lays out the gaps, the stakes, and how to fix them.
Read here 👉 www.tasc.ie/publications...
Read here 👉 www.tasc.ie/publications...
July 21, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Immigrants in Ireland face real, avoidable barriers to healthcare - especially in cancer care. In a new report, TASC lays out the gaps, the stakes, and how to fix them.
Read here 👉 www.tasc.ie/publications...
Read here 👉 www.tasc.ie/publications...
🛡️ Social supports kept poverty at 11.7% in 2023—it would've hit 14.1% without them.
But short-term aid isn’t structural change.
TASC’s new report warns inequality is deepening as supports end.
📘 Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
But short-term aid isn’t structural change.
TASC’s new report warns inequality is deepening as supports end.
📘 Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
June 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
🛡️ Social supports kept poverty at 11.7% in 2023—it would've hit 14.1% without them.
But short-term aid isn’t structural change.
TASC’s new report warns inequality is deepening as supports end.
📘 Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
But short-term aid isn’t structural change.
TASC’s new report warns inequality is deepening as supports end.
📘 Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
👏 Huge thanks to speakers Susan Neiman, Mark Little, Eamon Ryan & TASC Chair Mike Jennings for their inspirational insights.
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
May 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
👏 Huge thanks to speakers Susan Neiman, Mark Little, Eamon Ryan & TASC Chair Mike Jennings for their inspirational insights.
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
🇪🇺 On #EuropeDay, we celebrate citizen power! Through the European Citizens’ Initiative, you can shape EU policy on issues you care about. ✊
👉 Learn more: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en
🔍 See TASC’s work on democracy: www.tasc.ie/work/democra...
#EUTakeTheInitiative #DemocracyInAction #EU
👉 Learn more: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en
🔍 See TASC’s work on democracy: www.tasc.ie/work/democra...
#EUTakeTheInitiative #DemocracyInAction #EU
May 9, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🇪🇺 On #EuropeDay, we celebrate citizen power! Through the European Citizens’ Initiative, you can shape EU policy on issues you care about. ✊
👉 Learn more: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en
🔍 See TASC’s work on democracy: www.tasc.ie/work/democra...
#EUTakeTheInitiative #DemocracyInAction #EU
👉 Learn more: citizens-initiative.europa.eu/_en
🔍 See TASC’s work on democracy: www.tasc.ie/work/democra...
#EUTakeTheInitiative #DemocracyInAction #EU
🕯️ 80 years after the end of WWII in Europe, we remember — but remembrance must lead to action. As extremism rises, join us for the 2025 TASC Lecture: Beyond the Backlash, 27 May, Dublin.
🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/beyond-the...
#TASCLecture2025 #NeverAgain #WeRemember
🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/beyond-the...
#TASCLecture2025 #NeverAgain #WeRemember
May 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🕯️ 80 years after the end of WWII in Europe, we remember — but remembrance must lead to action. As extremism rises, join us for the 2025 TASC Lecture: Beyond the Backlash, 27 May, Dublin.
🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/beyond-the...
#TASCLecture2025 #NeverAgain #WeRemember
🎟️ Register: www.eventbrite.ie/e/beyond-the...
#TASCLecture2025 #NeverAgain #WeRemember
👏 Huge thanks to speakers Oisín Gilmore, Owen Reidy, Roland Erne, Marie Sherlock, Rose Conway-Walsh & TASC Chair Mike Jennings for their insights and support for workers’ rights.
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
May 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
👏 Huge thanks to speakers Oisín Gilmore, Owen Reidy, Roland Erne, Marie Sherlock, Rose Conway-Walsh & TASC Chair Mike Jennings for their insights and support for workers’ rights.
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
📸 Check out some snapshots from the day:
📢 New on the TASC blog: Lauren Cotter looks at how health disinformation during COVID-19 destroyed trust, fuelled fear, and led to real-world harm — and hence why health and digital literacy matter more than ever.
🔗 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
#COVID19 #Disinformation #PublicHealth #TASC
🔗 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
#COVID19 #Disinformation #PublicHealth #TASC
April 30, 2025 at 10:17 AM
📢 New on the TASC blog: Lauren Cotter looks at how health disinformation during COVID-19 destroyed trust, fuelled fear, and led to real-world harm — and hence why health and digital literacy matter more than ever.
🔗 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
#COVID19 #Disinformation #PublicHealth #TASC
🔗 www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
#COVID19 #Disinformation #PublicHealth #TASC
🌍 Political Imagination and a Laboratory of Social Possibilities 🌱
In a world full of challenges, we must shift our thinking to imagine new ways of living. Professor Mary Murphy explores how our capacity for change is greater than we realise.
Read more: www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
In a world full of challenges, we must shift our thinking to imagine new ways of living. Professor Mary Murphy explores how our capacity for change is greater than we realise.
Read more: www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
April 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🌍 Political Imagination and a Laboratory of Social Possibilities 🌱
In a world full of challenges, we must shift our thinking to imagine new ways of living. Professor Mary Murphy explores how our capacity for change is greater than we realise.
Read more: www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
In a world full of challenges, we must shift our thinking to imagine new ways of living. Professor Mary Murphy explores how our capacity for change is greater than we realise.
Read more: www.tasc.ie/blog/2025/04...
🚨 The EU Minimum Wage Directive is under threat. What’s at stake? Workers’ rights, gender equality & the future of Social Europe. Join us April 29 for a vital discussion. Register: eventbrite.ie/e/1319775647... #SocialEurope #WorkersRights #TASC
April 22, 2025 at 9:20 AM
🚨 The EU Minimum Wage Directive is under threat. What’s at stake? Workers’ rights, gender equality & the future of Social Europe. Join us April 29 for a vital discussion. Register: eventbrite.ie/e/1319775647... #SocialEurope #WorkersRights #TASC
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Surveys on allyship! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
TASC and ShoutOut are conducting surveys on #allyship towards #LGBTI+ youth among non-LGBTI+ youth. If you’re 18-25, live in Ireland, and would like to contribute to an important research project on allyship, please complete the below surveys ⬇️
TASC and ShoutOut are conducting surveys on #allyship towards #LGBTI+ youth among non-LGBTI+ youth. If you’re 18-25, live in Ireland, and would like to contribute to an important research project on allyship, please complete the below surveys ⬇️
March 24, 2025 at 12:59 PM
🌿 Community-Led Vision for a Sustainable Carndonagh
Through the People’s Transition project, locals envisioned a sustainable 2050 - focusing on local food, green jobs & education. Now, their ideas are becoming action. Community-led change in motion! #ClimateJustice #Carndonagh
Through the People’s Transition project, locals envisioned a sustainable 2050 - focusing on local food, green jobs & education. Now, their ideas are becoming action. Community-led change in motion! #ClimateJustice #Carndonagh
March 19, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🌿 Community-Led Vision for a Sustainable Carndonagh
Through the People’s Transition project, locals envisioned a sustainable 2050 - focusing on local food, green jobs & education. Now, their ideas are becoming action. Community-led change in motion! #ClimateJustice #Carndonagh
Through the People’s Transition project, locals envisioned a sustainable 2050 - focusing on local food, green jobs & education. Now, their ideas are becoming action. Community-led change in motion! #ClimateJustice #Carndonagh
📢 New report: Over 50% of people in Depaul services struggle with depression, anxiety & suicidal thoughts—yet access to mental health care is severely limited. Urgent reforms are needed to tackle this crisis.
Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#MentalHealth #Homelessness
Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#MentalHealth #Homelessness
March 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
📢 New report: Over 50% of people in Depaul services struggle with depression, anxiety & suicidal thoughts—yet access to mental health care is severely limited. Urgent reforms are needed to tackle this crisis.
Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#MentalHealth #Homelessness
Read more: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#MentalHealth #Homelessness
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Seeking participants for a study on allyship! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Are you 18-25 and living in Ireland? Would you like to contribute to an important piece of research concerning allyship towards LGBTI+ young people?
If so, read on to find out how ⬇️
Are you 18-25 and living in Ireland? Would you like to contribute to an important piece of research concerning allyship towards LGBTI+ young people?
If so, read on to find out how ⬇️
March 3, 2025 at 10:42 AM
🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Seeking participants for a study on allyship! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
Are you 18-25 and living in Ireland? Would you like to contribute to an important piece of research concerning allyship towards LGBTI+ young people?
If so, read on to find out how ⬇️
Are you 18-25 and living in Ireland? Would you like to contribute to an important piece of research concerning allyship towards LGBTI+ young people?
If so, read on to find out how ⬇️
📢 New TASC research on #DEIS schools finds resource gaps, stigma & teacher workload issues despite improved #student outcomes. A tiered funding model is key to ensuring support matches school needs.
Read the full report: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#Education #SocialInclusion #Ireland
Read the full report: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#Education #SocialInclusion #Ireland
February 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
📢 New TASC research on #DEIS schools finds resource gaps, stigma & teacher workload issues despite improved #student outcomes. A tiered funding model is key to ensuring support matches school needs.
Read the full report: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#Education #SocialInclusion #Ireland
Read the full report: www.tasc.ie/publications...
#Education #SocialInclusion #Ireland