Online project aims to document impact of recession and austerity

An online project has attempted to document — via a series of personal stories — how the recession and austerity has affected ordinary people.

The project — an online collaboration between the Irish Examiner and the Cork Institute of Technology — features 12 essays which document the impact of the recession and austerity on a diverse range of people.

The case studies — developed and researched by public relations and journalism students from CIT — document a variety of societal issues such as homelessness, unemployment, abandoned animals, and emigration.