Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 in Economy, Poverty
Fr Agbonkhianmeghe Orobator, Nigerian Jesuit Provincial of six African countries including Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda has said that Africans could offer some help to Ireland and the rest of Europe in this time of recession and crisis. He explained to Pat Coyle, that in his country, people know what it’s like to queue up for hours […]
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 02. Sep, 2009 in Economy, Politics
As the vote for Lisbon approaches, everybody is left wondering whether to vote Yes of No. Here Edmund Grace SJ gives his insight into why a Yes vote would be good for Ireland and for Europe.
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 in Economy, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
Dr. Lorna Gold is Advocacy Manager with Trocaire – who work with the poorest people who are far away. Eileen Good met her in Maynooth and spoke about the phrase – ‘Make Poverty History’ – which was meant to change everything for the better, but somehow seems to have been forgotten over the past few […]
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 10. Jun, 2009 in Economy, Media, Politics
What in the World? investigates the human consequences of global political and economic inequalities and human rights violations by focusing on people’s everyday lives. Series 4 was filmed on location in Columbia, Laos, Mali, Mongolia, Niger & Paraguay and it returns to RTE 1 on Thursday 11th June at 11.05pm. Miriam Gormally met up with […]
Posted on 27. May, 2009 in Economy, Faith and Justice
Lorna Gold is Campaign and Policy Manager with Trocaire. She recently presented a paper to the Irish Council of Churches AGM entitled Living for Tomorrow’s World – Global, Green, Greedy? Eileen Good met Lorna and asked her about the speed of our current recession and how she believed that people had been living in a […]
Posted on 13. May, 2009 in Economy, Exams, Stress
With all the talk of downturn in the economy and subsequent unemployment, stress is now an everyday buzz-word as people try to cope with new situations. Fr. Pat Collins, a Vincentian priest who has written extensively on the subject, spoke to Eileen Good who put it to him that now with exams in the offing, […]
Posted on 29. Apr, 2009 in Church Teachings, Economy, Faith and Justice
In these times continuing recession, and daily headlines of further gloom and doom, what role does the church have to play in helping people to have hope and to be able to move forward? Eileen Good spoke to Dean Gordon Wynne at the medieval cathedral in old Leighlin and she first asked him how the […]
Posted on 15. Apr, 2009 in Economy, Politics
The budget has left many people angry. Banks get huge bailouts while children and the vulnerable have to face cuts. Sean Healy from CORI justice spoke out against the governments current decisions and explained to Miriam Gormally about the urgent need for a fairer economy.