Posted on 30. Nov, 2005 in Community, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Barbara McCarthy, Oxfam Ireland, speaks to Miriam Gormally about the importance of the Oxfam Fair Trade shops and about the number of products they are stocking for Christmas. Miriam also speaks to a number of shoppers in the Fair Trade shop and asks them what they are buying and their reasons for shopping there.
Posted on 08. Jun, 2005 in Economy, Poverty
Getting access to a bank is something most of us take for granted. However, for certain groups it is a lot more difficult. Moreithi Keigi is a trained economist, originally from Kenya, who works with Micro Finance. Micro Finance offers financial services to people on low incomes. He talks to Miriam Gormally and she asks […]
Posted on 08. Jun, 2005 in Economy, Faith and Justice, Poverty
Ireland’s population is heading towards 5 million, but there are no signs of decent housing policy. Sean Healy of CORI argues that these ideas need to be addressed if current challenges are to be met. He claims the government is doing very little to tackle the problems faced by the most vulnerable. Miriam Gormally met […]