Really excited for this talk in Dublin. Details and registration are now available for anyone interested. Thanks to @jcfjustice.bsky.social @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social @ibikedublin.bsky.social and many others for putting this together. www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-...

Reframing Road Safety | A public lecture by Tom Flood

Reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, road violence and active transportation. Once you see it, you can't unsee it.

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If you are not familiar with Rundale, you should check them out In the summer issue, our penal policy advocate @keithadams.bsky.social explores how the State delays and redacts investigations into its own violence

Patrick Bresnihan@pbresnihan.bsky.social · 2w ago

The summer issue of Rundale is out. Articles on Ireland's prison system, the 150th anniversary of the Catalpa rescue of Fenian prisoners, and two contributions from the annual Afri Famine Walk held in June (including one by me). rundale.org

"This selective concern about road violence and the ambivalent and disjointed response to what is a national crisis is disturbing. At what point does ambivalence shift into something more malicious?" www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/29/a...

At what point does ambivalence shift into something more malicious? - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

This is something I have been thinking about as the news cycle has shifted from wildfires, e-scooter mania, road deaths and the doubling down by the government on fossil fuel dependant infrastructure,...

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Irish prisons are places of death—civil, social and, increasingly, bodily. Prompted by the delayed and redacted investigation report on Ivan Rosney's death in prison, I have had an essay - 157 seconds - published by Rundale. www.rundale.org/2026/07/21/1...

🚨Follow up tothe Faith in the NEIC report🚨 www.activelink.ie/vacancies/co... ACET and DCIF are looking to hire a Faith Liaison for Dublin's North East Inner City. If you or someone you know would be interested apply through the link above ⬆️

www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/23/c... 'With our layered housing crisis and an obvious willingness for people to turn towards spirituality, as we see in Phibsborough, it is interesting that there is not more discussion about Saint Joseph'

Could Saint Joseph answer your housing prayers? - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

I recently read an article by the Dublin Inquirer about a shrine in Phibsborough that people pay homage to and leave gifts at in hopes of obtaining a home in Ireland. The Shrine to the Housing God has...

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www.rundale.org/2026/07/21/1... 'Over fifty deaths in three years should pose a challenge to the Irish prison system’s claim of “safe and secure custody.'

tinyurl.com/radicalfrate... 'Valuing fraternity rejects [the thinking that the dignity of others becomes collateral so long as the individual...is protected from privation.] It remains a radical proposal in our economic and social life because it does not subordinate human ends for economic ones.'

Why is fraternity more radical than it sounds? | The Economy of Francesco

We have asked two members of the EoF community who will participate in the next EoF International Summer School — Sophie Maeva (Ireland) and Nishita Dsouza (USA) — the following question: Why is frate...

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Irish Cycling Campaign has exciting news! We’re looking to hire a Membership Development Officer. Job details on our website: www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cyclin...

'Vast amounts of data is being amassed by these tech giants, data that is personally linked to us. Data forged from your actions should ultimately belong to you. ' @kevinhargaden.bsky.social Last blog with us before he leaves for Notre Dame www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/16/t...

The Digital Steam Engine? Magnifica Humanitas, AI, and the Cause of Labour - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

Ethical Guidance on AI Pope Leo XIV issued his first encyclical – an authoritative teaching on a specific moral question that takes the form of a letter – last month. It was subtitled “On Safeguarding...

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While we are sad to see him go we refuse to let him leave without a proper send off.

Kevin Hargaden@kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 3w ago

Some personal news: After a wonderful decade at @jcfjustice.bsky.social, I’m moving to teach Moral Theology at the Institute for Social Concerns at @notredame.bsky.social To mark the transition & the 100th issue of Working Notes, I’m giving a final lecture on July 29th: www.jcfj.ie/event/workin...

Are you interested in changing the economy? Do you believe we can live in a world that actively cares for each other? Come join us for a young Adults walk and talk this Saturday at Killiney Dart station!

"... currently, criminal justice is expected to remedy everything, from poverty to missed educational chances to addiction. It was never designed to carry this load and does not do it well." Breda O'Brien on what prison, as an institution, can and can't do /1 www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...

Breda O'Brien: Our justice system should have better ways of dealing with the likes of Enoch Burke

Justice system is expected to remedy everything from poverty to addiction. It was never designed to carry this load - and does not do it well

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'Like the cooperatives and Muintir na Tíre in the 20th century, Dingle Hub operates today on what could be described as principles of subsidiarity—empowering the community at its most local level to pursue the common good' www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/10/t...

Teacht le Chéile with Dingle Hub - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

Operating on the Dingle Peninsula in Co. Kerry, Dingle Hub is a non-profit company that specialises in local activation of communities for climate initiatives. Last week they convened a Teacht le Chéi...

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We are thrilled to see this new post - North-East Inner-City Faith Liaison Officer - being recruited. It follows publication of 'Faith in the North-East Inner-City' - a collaboration by JCFJ, ACET Ireland and DCIF - where a faith liaison officer was a key recommendation👇 www.jcfj.ie/wp-content/u...

JCFJustice@jcfjustice.bsky.social · 4w ago

🚨New job alert🚨 ACET Ireland and Dublin City Interfaith Forum are seeking to employ a North-East Inner-City Faith Liaison Officer, responsible for building connections between and across c.50 faith-based communities in NEIC with other community supports. Details 👇 www.activelink.ie/vacancies/co...

🚨New job alert🚨 ACET Ireland and Dublin City Interfaith Forum are seeking to employ a North-East Inner-City Faith Liaison Officer, responsible for building connections between and across c.50 faith-based communities in NEIC with other community supports. Details 👇 www.activelink.ie/vacancies/co...

www.rte.ie/news/ireland... 'Homeless service providers have repeatedly called on the Government to pause the passage of the legislation through the Oireachtas to allow more consideration.' and they are still rapidly pushing this bill ahead

Homeless charities raise concerns over housing bill

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has written to the Minister for Housing expressing serious concern about Government amendments to the Housing and Residential Tenancies (Miscella...

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www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett... 'Were I to bump into someone while jaywalking, that would be rude. Were I to crash my bike into someone while breaking a red, we both would end up bruised. Were I to crash my car into someone, the risk of (their) death becomes probable.'

Cars cause serious injury and death on our roads

It would be good for us all to implement the precautionary principle logically and focus our attention on motorists

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"If Cork prison was a hospital, and had the same record of curing people where patients were left with more illnesses than they went in with, how long would it last?” More coverage on Stop Cork Prison Expansion campaign, talking with residents and local reps. www.echolive.ie/corknews/ari...

People urged to object to plans to demolish old Cork prison site

The deadline for submissions in relation to proposals to demolish the old Cork prison building on the site expires next Friday. Amy Campbell spoke to ...

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Organised by @nhna.bsky.social and @stopclimatechaos.bsky.social Political parties from across the opposition and environmental organizations have been making their voice heard in opposition to LNG (Liquified Natural Gas)

'Data centre lobbyists recognise that the current heat wave engulfing Europe at the minute – which has already led to deaths – will only get worse if we pursue AI. The thing is, they think that the suffering of others is worth it if AI companies can profit.' www.jcfj.ie/2026/06/25/e...

Europe must choose between AI and climate goals - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

The headline “Europe must choose between AI and climate goals, data center lobby says” ran in Politico during the week, and I was impressed by the bluntness of the option, although not surprised that ...

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We are looking forward to having Tom over, if you haven't seen his work. Be sure to check him out before he comes! www.instagram.com/p/DULjLoJEeD...

Tom Flood@tomflood.bsky.social · last mo.

super excited that I will be in Dublin this September for a talk. Never been before and have always wanted to see the birthplace of one of my favourite bands www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KpL...

On Saturday, @nlsj.bsky.social and @keithadams.bsky.social joined a small gathering with Sr Helen Prejean CSJ, prison chaplains, and legal scholars. It was an inspiring conversation. Sr Helen is an American religious sister and death penalty abolitionist, www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOLu...

New blog by @nlsj.bsky.social inspired by James Rebanks's English Pastoral when slow travelling over Welsh and English countryside. "His father was still under financial pressure and the bank manager was no longer advising him to modernise, but to sell. Progress indeed!" www.jcfj.ie/2026/06/19/a...

An inheritance held in trust - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

Introduction The rural scenes on view from the Holyhead to London train provided a fitting backdrop to reading the memoir of James Rebanks, a farmer and author based in the Lake District where his fam...

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After the riots in Belfast last week, I took the unusual journalistic route of talking to people who do the opposite kind of thing in that city, then I wrote about it for America Magazine (I didn't write the headline): www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

‘Troubles’ 2.0 in Belfast? How anti-migrant violence connects to a more complicated history

The June riots were explicitly directed toward migrants, such that some public figures suggest a more accurate term for what happened would be “pogrom.”

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In April, we hosted an Education in Prison workshop to coincide with new Council of Europe Recommendation on prison education. We had 4 sessions on new standards, current services, Inside/Out education, and family support. The full report and slides are now available 👇 www.jcfj.ie/our-research...

Education in Prison Workshop 2026 - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

Event In April 2026, the “Lessons Never Learned” education in prison workshop was held in the Museum of Literature Ireland, Dublin. Attendees represented the various spheres of policymaking, prison ed...

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If you missed today, there are three more Irish screenings: Belfast - June 18th @2pm, shorturl.at/ZS3mV Belfast - June 19th @7pm, Docs Ireland Film Festival, lnkd.in/genMgYAT Cork - June 20th @5pm, shorturl.at/7Y5X6 /3

Today, the first international screening of The Strike was held in Dublin. It is an Emmy Award winning documentary of the men who endured solitary confinement in the Californian prison system and, through incredible solidarity, launched the largest hunger strike in US history to force change. 1/

www.jcfj.ie/2026/06/11/c... A beautiful way to celebrate Laudato Si' week!

Celebrating Nature in our Jesuit Communities Photography Competition - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland

To mark Laudato Si’ Week and Biodiversity Week, which both took place in May, we invited members of Jesuit schools and communities to send in their nature photographs. We were delighted with the numbe...

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If you need more convincing, here is a great piece by @eoinglackin.bsky.social in conversation with the filmmakers, JoeBill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey www.dublininquirer.com/a-documentar...

A documentary follows the ripples of the 1981 hunger strike to the California prison system

"The Strike" is due to be screened in Dublin, Belfast and Cork this month.

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