Micheál Collins
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Economist, Head of Social Policy @UCD - income, earnings, inequality, taxation, public policy
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Micheál Collins
12 days ago
Assoc Prof Kevin Denny,
#UCD
School of Economics, used
#ESS
data for his research "The effects of crime victimization on mental health & subjective well-being: a partial identification approach using ESS data" and presented at
#Geary
Institute Lunch Seminar Series.
#ResearchIreland
#Survey
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Micheál Collins
6 days ago
The
#ESS12
fieldwork in Ireland is almost at the finish line! 🏁We’re particularly excited about the insights this round will provide on: Immigration and Wellbeing. Stay tuned for updates as we move toward the data processing phase! 📊💻
#EuropeanSocialSurvey
#Research
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Micheál Collins
Stephan Köppe
10 days ago
We are looking for a social policy expert with a background across the social sciences, including political science. Apply by 12 May!
@ucdspswsj.bsky.social
@drdonoghue.bsky.social
@mlgcollins.bsky.social
@bryanfanning.bsky.social
@naokody.bsky.social
@nessawinston-ucd.bsky.social
add a skeleton here at some point
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Micheál Collins
European Social Survey
13 days ago
The latest edition of the
@worldhappiness.report
includes analysis of our
#data
on wellbeing, trust,
#Internet
use and personal relationships. Zeynep Ozkok, Jonathan Rosborough and Brandon Malloy (St. Francis Xavier University 🇨🇦 ) assessed the role of
#trust
and social connections on
#wellbeing
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Internet use, social media, and wellbeing: the role of trust, social connections, and emotional bonds
Previous studies from the World Happiness Report highlight the importance of trust and social connections for wellbeing.
https://buff.ly/A6m9cTx
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Delighted that UCD Social Policy is in the Top 100 QS World University Rankings by Subject for 2026 Great news for
@ucdspswsj.bsky.social
Read more:
www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne..
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14 days ago
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Micheál Collins
UCD College of Social Sciences and Law
19 days ago
Strong performance for UCD College of Social Sciences and Law in QS World University Rankings by Subject 2026 with nine Schools in the now in the QS top 100 globally, with Library & Information Management ranked 40th worldwide. Read more:
www.ucd.ie/socscilaw/ne...
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Micheál Collins
14 days ago
Education plays a significant role in shaping trust levels, respondents with tertiary education show higher trust levels, with 66% rating their trust between 6 and 10 on an 11-point scale.
#Trust
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
ess.ucd.ie
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Micheál Collins
19 days ago
CSDI survey methods paper links to recent
PublicPolicy.ie
paper with @OlyaLi_ using data from ESS12 pilot study
#ESSIreland
#surveyfutures
publicpolicy.ie/papers/movin...
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Micheál Collins
19 days ago
Our colleague
@mlgcollins.bsky.social
is presenting ESS Ireland
@ucdgearyinst.bsky.social
research to this week’s CSDI methods conference at the University of Vienna. Implications for mode choice (web/paper) in the
@ess-survey.bsky.social
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Micheál Collins
19 days ago
Early Insights from
@mlgcollins.bsky.social
to @ESS_Ireland
#ESSPoland
&
#ESSHungary
joint @ESS_Survey envelope experiment at this weeks CSDI conference in Vienna.
#bananayellow
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Micheál Collins
21 days ago
ESS data show a sustained decline in religious affiliation in Ireland since the early 2000s, with a small uptick in 2023.
#Religion
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
ess.ucd.ie
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Micheál Collins
28 days ago
ESS data shows that positive views of immigration in Ireland have risen since the mid-2010s and remain high across economic, cultural, and social dimensions, despite a small dip in 2023.
#Immigration
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
about 1 month ago
We presented our poster on
#loneliness
in Ireland based on
#ESS
data on Research and Engagement Day hosted by
#UCD
College of Social Sciences and Law on today
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Micheál Collins
NERI
about 1 month ago
Call for paper for 14th Annual NERI Labour Market Conference. This is being held in SETU Waterford on 26 May. Submission deadline 27 March. Details and registration here -
www.nerinstitute.net/events/2026/...
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
about 1 month ago
ESS11
#Ireland
data shows that at the bottom of the income distribution, 37% find it difficult or very difficult to live on their current income. Among the top 20%, three-quarters report that they can live comfortably.
#IncomedDistribution
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
#ess
ess.ucd.ie
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Micheál Collins
about 1 month ago
Happy to see
#ESS
(European Social Survey) data was used by Emily Nelson of Queen’s University Belfast and Prof Stephen Bullivant of St Mary’s University in Twickenham on religiosity in Ireland. @IrishTimes. 🇮🇪
tinyurl.com/2xy9bz73
#Survey
#Data
#Ireland
#ESS
#ResearchIreland
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Ireland among most religious countries in western Europe, survey published by bishops finds
Republic has one of the lowest proportions of adults reporting they had no religion, at 32 per cent
https://tinyurl.com/2xy9bz73
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
about 1 month ago
ESS11 Ireland data shows that happiness and life satisfaction in Ireland have remained broadly stable, following recovery from the Great Recession and only modest fluctuations in recent years.
#Happiness
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
ess.ucd.ie
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
European Social Survey
about 2 months ago
New
#research
published by
@esri.ie
and
@communityfoundirl.bsky.social
focused on public support for
#welfare
and redistributive policies in Ireland 🇮🇪. The study – written by Daniel Capistrano, Bertrand Maître and Helen Russell – included analysis of our
#data
(2002-24).
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Public support for welfare and redistributive policies in Ireland
The current report presents findings of a research project that explored attitudes towards welfare and redistributive policies among Irish residents.
https://buff.ly/HMsO7qS
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Micheál Collins
about 2 months ago
Despite some scepticism (27%), most (47%) favour further European unification. 61% of the Irish population feel emotionally attached to Europe, contrasting with 22% expressing low attachment.
#EuropeanUnion
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
ess.ucd.ie
@esshachi888.bsky.social
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Micheál Collins
NERI
about 2 months ago
Today's NERI online seminar takes place at 15:30, Dr Tom McDonnell, NERI & Dr Micheál Collins, UCD will make a presentation on Exploring the role and reforms to inheritance taxes in Ireland. Details & registration -
www.nerinstitute.net/events/2026/...
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
about 2 months ago
The share reporting very good health remained relatively stable over time but showed a noticeable decline in 2023. At the same time, the proportion reporting fair/bad/very bad health has gradually increased.
#Health
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
#survey
ess.ucd.ie
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
2 months ago
Average social trust in Ireland (ESS, 2002–2023) shows a decline until 2012, followed by recovery and relative stability around 5.5, with a small drop in 2023.
#Trust
#Ireland
#Research
#ESS11
#ResearchIreland
#UCD
ess.ucd.ie
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reposted by
Micheál Collins
UCD College of Social Sciences and Law
2 months ago
📺 Today at 15.00 Dr Micheál Collins (UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice) will speak to the Oireachtas Committee on Budgetary Oversight on tax expenditures, transparency and value for money. Watch live:
www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachta...
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Oireachtas committee meeting live stream
Live stream of public Oireachtas committee meeting in committee room 4
https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/oireachtas-tv/cr4-live/
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