Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 in Charity, Economy
As more people are being made redundant or being offered packages to take time off, many people are looking at volunteering as an option towards building a new career. Siobhan McGee carried out a report on charity organisations in Ireland and found that the recession was affecting them in several ways. Some benefited from the […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Charity, Faith and Justice
In June of this year Pope Benedict XVI published his third encyclical Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), significantly for these times it is his first social encyclical. Miriam Gormally spoke with Eamon Meehan, the Deputy Director of Trocaire, who explained the importance of this encyclical and how it is relevant in our world today. […]
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Places of Conflict
Life in Gaza continues to get more difficult for its citizens. Restrictions in food and medical supplies means that many people go without the basics. Four students decided to do something to help raise money and more importantly awareness. Gearoid Ó Cuinn, John Maher, Eoghan Quinn and Ronan Sheehan are going to cycle 4000 miles […]
Posted on 10. Jun, 2009 in Charity, Economy, Poverty
May 17th this year was National Famine Commemoration Day when Bishop and Priests asked people to remember the past and pray for victims of famine everywhere. Eileen Good met Bishop John Kirby, Bishop of Clonfert and Chairman of Trocaire and asked him about the scale of famine today.
Posted on 27. May, 2009 in Achievement, Charity
Millvina Dean is the last living survivor of the Titanic, she is now 97 years old and struggling to meet the costs of her nursing home bills. For the past two years Humanitarian Don Mullan has been working on a project to take photographs around the world on his Nokia mobile phone. As part of […]
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 in Charity, Health, Hospice
Receiving hospice care in Africa was traditionally only for a privileged few. This was something that Dr Anne Merriman set about to change. Inspired by her own mother’s experience with hospice care, she has been leading the Hospice Movement in Africa. Her mission is to have culturally sensitive, low cost, quality care for all as […]
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 in Charity, Health
Leprosy is often assumed to be a disease from a different generation. A disease the featured historically or biblically but which is no longer prevalent. This is far from the truth as millions of people suffer from this disease the world over. Miriam Gormally spoke with Ken Gibson from Leprosy mission about it.
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 in Charity, Economy
The St. Vincent de Paul Society have spoken about the increase in the number of people coming to them for assistance as a result of the economic downturn. Many of these people were until recently donors to the Society. Eileen Good spoke to Mairead Bushnell, National President of the V. de P. about this increased […]
Posted on 18. Mar, 2009 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid
Trócaire continues its Lenten campaign of encouraging us to think of those who have been displaced from their homes due to conflict. Miriam Gormally spoke with John Carroll who has been working in Kenya with people who had to flee their homes and villages following the post election violence. He began by explaining his work […]
Posted on 04. Mar, 2009 in Charity, Conflict, Homelessness, Places of Conflict
If you had 15 minutes to leave your home and flee for your life and possibly never to return, what would you bring? This is a situation that Trocaire asked Current Rose of Tralee, Aoife Kelly to try. Unfortunately this is a reality for many people and displacement is the theme of this year’s Trocaire […]