Ireland's problems Archives - Progress Ireland

Policy Brief

Building Europe Better: Reforming EU rules for housing, infrastructure, and growth

Europe needs to build, but procedure and cost get in the way. Targeted directive changes can address these issues without jeopardising environmental protection.

Fergus McCullough 03/06/2026

Policy Brief

What abundance is not

Looking at Ireland’s problems with a new lens.

Sarah Scales 27/05/2026

Policy Brief

Construction costs are choking European housing

Europe can’t afford the high cost of construction

Seán O'Neill McPartlin 20/05/2026

Policy Brief

Let’s not rule out nuclear

An investment with an uncertain and potentially large payoff.

Seán Keyes 14/05/2026

Policy Brief

What I asked the Progress Ireland team in my first week

An outsider’s perspective on Progress

Sarah Scales 08/05/2026

Policy Brief

Monthly meetup at Doheny & Nesbitts

See you on Wednesday 29th April

Progress Ireland 27/04/2026

Policy Brief

My opening statement to the Oireachtas

What I’ll tell the Joint Committee on Competitiveness and the Cost of Doing Business later today.

Seán Keyes 22/04/2026

Policy Brief

Why some Irish streets work, and others don’t

The psychological principles of good urban design.

Progress Ireland 15/04/2026

Our Research Articles

Building Europe Better: Reforming EU rules for housing, infrastructure, and growth

What abundance is not

Construction costs are choking European housing

Let’s not rule out nuclear

What I asked the Progress Ireland team in my first week

Monthly meetup at Doheny & Nesbitts

My opening statement to the Oireachtas

Why some Irish streets work, and others don’t