Posted on 27. Jun, 2013 in Church Teachings, Economy, Humanitarian Aid
Recordings of executives from Anglo Irish bank mocking their customers and those who were bailing them out has ignited national and international outrage. Judith Turbyne, director of Progressio Ireland, an Irish international development organisation, spoke to Miriam Gormally about the scandal. Judith considers the moral issues within the banking sector, the effects of the bailout […]
Posted on 22. Jul, 2009 in Humanitarian Aid, Refugees
The Refuge Information Service recently published a paper that looks at the obstacles facing refuges and asylum seekers in Ireland. Miriam Gormally met Joe Ahern and Wale Mogaji from the Refuge Information Service and started by asking Joe about what kind of obstacles face refuges. www.ris.ie
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 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 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 15. Oct, 2008 in Charity, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid, Missionary
Mission Sunday is celebrated throughout the country on this coming Sunday Oct, 19th. Many parishioners will have spotted the poster about this important day, and would recognise our next guest – Sr. Patricia Speight as one of the people featured on the poster. She has been working in Africa since 1989, and when Eileen Good […]
Posted on 09. Jul, 2008 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty
As food and oil prices increase dramatically pushing more people into extreme poverty, the world waits for leadership from the G-8. Earlier this week, Pope Benedict XVI joined his voice to the appeals on the members of the G-8 to make good on promises to the poor. Miriam Gormally interviewed Max Lawson, policy officer with […]
Posted on 28. May, 2008 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid, Poverty, Volunteering
This year for the second year in a row, Jeanann Cox is participating in a short term volunteering scheme and heading off to Bogotá, in Colombia. She will spend July dividing her time working in an orphanage for both abled and disabled children and a school for street children. The trip also involves teaching English […]
Posted on 20. Feb, 2008 in Church Teachings, Faith and Justice, Humanitarian Aid
Darfur hit the headlines again recently when film director Steven Spielberg withdrew as artistic advisor to the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing after unsuccessfully trying to persuade China to do more to end Sudan’s attacks in Darfur. In October of last year Bishop Macram Gassis of the Diocese of El Obeid in Sudan, which includes […]
Posted on 23. Jan, 2008 in Charity, Humanitarian Aid
Did you know that businesses and individuals in Ireland will throw out over 1 million working computers over the next 5 years? One of the goals of Camara is to stop these computers being dumped in Irish landfill sites and send them instead to schools and colleges in Africa. Miriam Gormally met Cormac Lynch and […]