X

Sign in

Try from €0.25 / day

SUBSCRIBE
Irish Examiner Logo

Try from €0.25 / day

SUBSCRIBE
  • 
  •  

    Sign in Subscribe
  • Subscriber
  • news
    Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • sport
    GAA Soccer World Cup 2026 Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • lifestyle
    Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • business
    Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • property
    Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • opinion
    Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • Newsletters
  • LISTEN
    The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Puzzles
  • MORE 
    Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • Cookie settings
  • Ireland Munster Cork World Court & Crime Politics Climate & Sustainability History Spotlight Watch Now Longread In Pictures Photos of the Week Obituaries News - Subscriber Content
  • GAA Soccer World Cup 2026 Rugby Racing Golf Business Of Sport Other Sports Cork Sport Live Sport Sport Columnists Sport - Top Picks Sports Calendar Sport - Subscriber Content
  • Food Health & Wellbeing Arts & Culture Books Outdoors Fashion & Beauty Parenting Parenting Podcast Advice Travel People Celebrity Motoring Lifestyle - Subscriber Content
  • Companies Economy Farming Munster Business Cork Business Technology ieBusiness Podcast Business - Subscriber Content
  • Residential Commercial Development & Construction Home & Gardens Property & Home - Subscriber Content
  • Columnists Comment & Analysis Our View Your View Opinion - Subscriber Content
  • The Deirdre O'Shaughnessy Podcast GAA Podcasts The full story podcast Arena with Maurice Brosnan Rugby Podcast The ieBusiness Podcast The Mick Clifford Podcast Politics Podcast Subscriber Podcasts
  • Archive Competitions Contact Us ePaper Helplines MyHome.ie Newsletters Newspaper books Photosales Place ad Podcasts Puzzles Recruit Ireland Sponsored Showcase Sponsored Reports Subscribe Weather Who We Are
  • news
  • sport
  • lifestyle
  • business
  • opinion

  • IN FOCUS:
  • Championship 2026
  • World Cup
  • Jamey Carney
  • EU Presidency
  • ieExplains
  • ieVideo
  • SUBSCRIBE
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • PUZZLES
  • WEATHER

Organisation: School of Social Justice

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Top 10% of Irish society hold over half the country’s wealth
Top 10% of Irish society hold over half the country’s wealth

The top 10% of Irish society hold more than half of the country’s wealth, while the bottom 50% have just 4.95% of it.

Sun, 21 Aug, 2016

Priory Hall scandal: A century on, the same old story
Priory Hall scandal: A century on, the same old story

For Priory Hall owners, today’s developers are no better than the landlords of 100 years ago, says Jonathan deBurca Butler

Fri, 17 May, 2013

Wait almost over for Magdalene women
Wait almost over for Magdalene women

Survivors of Catholic-run workhouses in Ireland are awaiting an apology from state and church over their forced detention in the institutions.

Mon, 04 Feb, 2013

Latest

  • Man charged after €210,000 cocaine seizure in Mayfield

  • Cork man accused of pouring boiling water over woman and stabbing her partner asks for case to be struck out

  • Case against Cork man accused of dealing 'pink cocaine' adjourned for two weeks

  • Macroom murder trial: Accused's girlfriend not on trial for murder of Michael Foley, jury told

Mick Clifford
Mick Clifford

News

Most Read

  • Close up of hand with black remote controller and tv with football on background
    'Dodgy box' sellers in Cork and Limerick targeted as part of crackdown

    Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 2:00 PM

  • Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims
    Meta used AI to tag workers who took leave to be laid off, lawsuit claims

    Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 11:00 AM

  • Enoch Burke pays back €64k — but still owes over €208k for defying court orders
    Enoch Burke pays back €64k — but still owes over €208k for defying court orders

    Wednesday, July 15, 2026 - 12:00 PM

https://newsbrandsireland.ie/ https://www.presscouncil.ie https://iabireland.ie/iab-ireland-publishers-commercial-charter/
news
  • Ireland
  • Munster
  • Court & Crime
  • Spotlight
  • World
sport
  • GAA
  • Soccer
  • Rugby
  • Racing
  • Golf
  • Other Sports
  • Podcasts
business
  • Economy
  • Companies
  • Munster Business
  • Farming
  • Technology
opinion
  • Columnists
  • Comment & Analysis
  • Our View
  • Your View
Help
  • FAQ
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy
  • Brand Safety
  • Cookie Policy
  • Cookie Settings
  • Push Notification Preferences
  • Mobile
  • Subscriptions
Info
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Home delivery
  • RSS
  • Newsletters
  • Place ad
  • Who We Are

© Examiner Echo Group Limited, Linn Dubh, Assumption Road, Blackpool, Cork. Registered in Ireland: 523712.

Cookie Policy Privacy Policy Brand Safety FAQ Help Contact Us Terms and Conditions

© Examiner Echo Group Limited