ActionAid Ireland
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Women and Girls: Unstoppable leaders for a fairer world
For thousands of women, big sporting events can bring fear and intimidation, rather than celebration. Read @karolbalfe.bsky.social powerful article in the Journal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/world...
The World Cup and domestic violence: When the final whistle of a match brings fear
Major football tournaments unite millions in celebration, but they can also coincide with a rise in violence against women behind closed doors, writes Karol Balfe.
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The fuel price crisis has exposed something many of us already feel: our energy system is fragile, unequal, and overly dependent on fossil fuels. Read @karolbalfe.bsky.social opinion piece in today's @thejournal.ie www.thejournal.ie/readme/fuel-... #FossilFuel #SantaMarta
Fail to prepare: Recent fuel protests have exposed Ireland’s lack of future climate planning
In the wake of protests that gripped the country, a global summit offers a chance to break free from oil and gas dependency, if Ireland is willing to act.
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Fossil fuels do not just drive the climate crisis. They fuel war, instability and inequality. The Irish governments will be at the upcoming #SantaMarta conference, they must back a just transition that protects workers, women and communities on the path out of the fossil fuel era. #FossilFreeFuture
We’re hiring! 3 exciting roles: ✨ Digital Communications & Content Coordinator 💼 Philanthropy Manager 📈 Acquisition Manager (10-month cover) If you’re passionate about women’s rights&social justice & want to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you. actionaid.ie/about-us/wor... #CharityJobs
Working With ActionAid
If you are interested in Working with ActionAid Ireland read more about current job and volunteer opportunities in ActionAid.
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Last week we welcomed Riham Jafari from ActionAid Palestine, where she spoke about the ongoing suffering of Palestinians and continued Israeli violence. Here she shares her story on the @freestatepodcast.bsky.social with @dionfanning.bsky.social: open.spotify.com/episode/59f9...
Gaza. A fantasy ceasefire
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In cased you missed it, here is our opinion piece on the deadly violence across the Middle East in today's Irish Examiner: www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Deadly violence and war are devastating the Middle East
The strikes by Israel and the United States will create even further devastation in places like Palestine and Lebanon
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As airstrikes intensify across Lebanon, the humanitarian crisis is rapidly growing. Ziad Yaacoub, Programme Manager of Yard at SHiFT, a partner of ActionAid, describes how increasing attacks have forced families to flee their homes in search of safety. Donate now: actionaid.ie/middle-east-...
There are still tickets available for this fantastic event tomorrow: www.eventbrite.ie/e/what-next-...
What next for solidarity and justice for Palestine?
On Tuesday, 10 March, at 6pm in the Academy Plaza, Dublin 1, ActionAid Ireland will host What next for solidarity and justice for Palestine?
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Violence across the Middle East is forcing families from their homes. Women, men, and children urgently need support. Our local partners are scaling up their response to reach the hardest-hit communities. If you can, please donate now actionaid.ie/middle-east-...
📣 New briefing with @eurodadnews.bsky.social & @concord-europe.bsky.social: EU blended finance & the illusion of development As Global Europe is redesigned, “mobilise private capital” is becoming the default answer. That’s a political choice, not a technical tweak. actionaid.org/publications...
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"This is life lived under constant terror. It is not a ceasefire, its genocide continued." Read Karol Balfe's powerful opinion piece in the Irish Examiner. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Gaza’s humanitarian crisis continues. Civilians are paying the price. #EU citizens: help push for a suspension of the EU-Israel agreement until human rights are respected. Add your voice: bit.ly/4qlG8XY #JusticeForPalestine
Listen back to our Programme Manager Cillian Quinn and Ola Mustapha who helped to lead our peer research speaking to @rteradio1.bsky.social Morning Ireland on our new report Between Hope and a Home. (20 minutes) www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Morning Ireland Tuesday 13 January 2026
Live news, sports, weather and traffic, presented by Audrey Carville and Justin McCarthy.
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Our new peer-led research has found that lone-parent migrant families with legal status in Ireland are being forced to leave Direct Provision and their communities with no realistic way of securing housing.
We’re doing our best to keep Palestine in the news. We've recently had pieces on @rteradio1.bsky.social, @irishtimes.com, @thejournal.ie, @irishexaminer.bsky.social and Irish Mail on Sunday, amplifying the voices of women, children, medics, and aid workers living through impossible conditions.
The Trump admin's capture of the Venezuelan president & its decision to pull out of the #UNFCCC show a blatant disdain for peace & #ClimateJustice. Read more 👉 https://www.actionaidusa.org/news/actionaid-usas-statement-on-the-u-s-withdrawal-of-the-unfccc/?utm_source=social+&utm_medium=bluesky
ActionAid USA's statement on the U.S. withdrawal of the UNFCCC - ActionAid USA News
Niranjali Amerasinghe, Executive Director of ActionAid USA, said: “The Trump administration’s intention to withdraw from the UNFCCC should be seen as part
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COP30 is over, as the dust settles, we need to ensure that justice is at the heart of our approach @actionaidie.bsky.social My op ed today
COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next. actionaid.ie/cop30-what-h...
COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next. - ActionAid
Climate change is one of, if not the biggest crisis shaping our lives. Yet for most people, the negotiations that happen at COP can feel distant, full of jargon, and happening in a world that feels co...
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Listen back to Karol Balfe on yesterday's RTE This Week speaking about the outcome of COP30 in Brazil, and why justice must be at the heart of how we tackle climate change and why climate action must work for people too www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...
Cop 30 in Brazil concluded with a deal
We get reaction from Brazil and Ireland to the outcome of the UN's climate summit. George Lee, Environment Correspondent and Karol Balfe, Chief Executive of Action Aid Ireland.
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Your support can empower women to protect themselves from gender-based violence and femicide, and to recover, rebuild and thrive. actionaid.ie/christmas-ap...
Today's Dáil debate raises serious questions about the government's commitment to delivering on the full Occupied Territories Bill:
Women like Ann refuse to be silenced. Your support can help them get urgent protection, to develop financial independence, and to build the futures they and their children deserve. actionaid.ie/christmas-ap...
This Christmas, Give Women the Chance to Live Safe and Free
Women like Ann are facing violence, fear and injustice every day. Your Christmas gift can provide safety, counselling, legal support and hope for a new beginning.
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The new tropical forest fund is a gamble in the casino of financial markets. Public finance is scarce&needs to go directly to forest communities rather than to complex financial instruments that aren’t guaranteed to raise money or benefit people. www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
Cop30: Brazil proposes monetising value of Amazon in new fund
Da Silva hopes Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will raise enough money to provide financial incentives to keep forests standing
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Acai 'berries', the Amazon rainforest and the Tropical Forest Forever Fund - a complex relationship, criticism and a cautious approach by Ireland @actionaidie.bsky.social @gfc-forest.bsky.social #Cop30 www.irishtimes.com/world/americ...
Cop30: Brazil proposes monetising value of Amazon in new fund
Da Silva hopes Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) will raise enough money to provide financial incentives to keep forests standing
irishtimes.com
“Nobody should have to choose between a secure job and a safe planet” @1teresaanderson.bsky.social, ActionAid’s Global Lead on Climate Justice explains why funding for a #JustTransition is absolutely crucial to ensure climate adaption doesn’t accidently push people into poverty.
10 years after Paris — Europe’s biggest diplomatic win — EU risks showing up at #COP30 with words, not leadership. Europe can still act: → Support a Just Transition Mechanism → Back tripling adaptation finance by 2030 Not new ambitions — just what’s needed for credibility! tinyurl.com/ys2eknef
COP30: Council sets EU position for the climate conference in Belém
The Council today approved conclusions on COP30, reinforcing the EU's commitment to keeping 1.5°C within reach, scaling up climate finance and driving global energy transition and adaptation efforts.
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ActionAid Ireland has described the EU Foreign Affairs Council failure today to act on suspending Israel’s preferential trade agreement as a betrayal of its own commitments to human rights and international law.
