Thornton, LiamLiamThorntonIrish Times2015-08-142015-08-142015-06http://hdl.handle.net/10197/6806In 1989, Ireland agreed to be bound by the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). The right to work, just conditions of employment, the right to social security and social assistance, protection of children and families, the right to health, housing, food and water, and the right to respect for and protection of culture, encompass the core rights protected under the Covenant.enIrelandICESCRCESCROur Voices, Our RightsSocio-economic rightsContribution to Newspaper/Magazine2015-06-11https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ie/