Support Socially Just Policies
It has now been over three months since the Irish General Election on 8 February, and the citizens of Ireland returned a hung Dáil (a parliament with no clear majority). The continuing talks between political parties and independents to form the next Irish Government...
OLA Support Policy Proposals from Social Justice Ireland
The talks to form the next Irish Government are ongoing, and so far there are clear signals that the next Government will include a mix of larger parties, smaller parties and independents. Importantly, these days, weeks and even months constitute a key moment in Irish...
Jubilee Debt Campaign
Call for Debt Cancellation supported by OLA Irish Province This week, governments will meet at the IMF and World Bank's annual Spring meetings. Debt is on the agenda, and the outcome will be a make or break moment for countries in the Global South tackling the...
OLA Welcome LNG Ban
The Sisters of Our Lady of Apostles (Irish Province) welcomes the announcement by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil that they accept that it does not make sense to construct a liquid natural gas import terminal on the Shannon Estuary. We also welcome their stated...
Closing the Inequalities Gap to Achieve Social Justice
World Day of Social Justice 2020 The 20 February has been the UN observance known as World Day of Social Justice since 2009. The purpose of the day is to focus on issues of social injustice and to advocate for solutions. The World Day of Social Justice encourages us...
2020 Questions on the Doorstep
A Voter’s Guide Questions about social and environmental justice from the perspective of Catholic Social Teaching. General Election 8th February 2020 The following questions were prepared by our Justice Desk ahead of the Irish general elections. ...
No room for hate speech in GE2020
JOINT PRESS STATEMENT: Under strict embargo, 00:01am Monday 27 January 2020 Today (27.01.20) a community groups and civil society organisations have joined forces to call for respectful and informed campaigning from all candidates in the run up to the General...
Poverty in Ireland
Findings of the Survey of Income and Living Conditions (SILC) Report for 2018 Each year the Central Statistics Office in Ireland produces a report from the Survey of Income and Living Conditions. This report identifies income levels in Ireland and indicates the levels...
President Higgins Addresses Intergenerational Climate Conference
Sr Nora Lucy shakes hands with President Michael D Higgins The Cork Conference on Intergenerational Climate Justice took place in City Hall last week and OLA were thrilled to have been a part of the organising committee for this event. The event was a huge success...
Generation Equality Stands Against Rape
The 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and runs until 10 December, Human Rights Day. This year’s...