ActionAid Ireland reports huge increase in injured patients being treated at its partner hospital in Gaza  in one of the bloodiest weeks since the start of the war

ActionAid Ireland said today that staff at its partner hospital in northern Gaza, Al-Awda, are desperately trying to cope with an influx of injured patients from Gaza City in one of the bloodiest weeks since the start of the war.   ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said doctors at the hospital are working around the […]

ActionAid Ireland says climate action must move into higher gear following release of alarming new climate data

Climate action must move into a much higher gear if we want to avert runaway climate breakdown, ActionAid Ireland said today. Commenting on new data by Copernicus Climate Change Service, which revealed that average global temperatures have been 1.5°C degrees above pre-industrial levels for a year, ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said: “The nightmare of […]

ActionAid Ireland launches urgent appeal for support for Gaza and other countries devastated by conflict and crisis around the world.

ActionAid Ireland has launched an urgent appeal for vital support for the people of Palestine who have been living through horror since the start of the Gaza conflict nine months ago. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said it is also important we don’t forget needs in other countries around the world suffering the devastating consequences […]

ActionAid shares horrific experiences of police brutality during Kenya tax protests

ActionAid has shared shocking testimonies from young people who were brutalised in Kenya while protesting the Finance Bill. Several youth activists affiliated with ActionAid Kenya were beaten, shot at, arrested, and teargassed at the hands of law enforcement agents. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said: “We support the urgent call from our ActionAid colleagues in […]

Lone parents with children living in Direct Provision face eviction after receiving letters from Department of Children

ActionAid Ireland has called on the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, to revoke eviction letters sent in recent months to mothers with children living in International Protection Accommodation Service (IPAS), saying it could put them on the streets or into emergency accommodation in the next ten days. Letters have been […]

ActionAid Ireland urges global solidarity amid Gaza’s hospital crisis and famine risk

ActionAid Ireland has called on people in Ireland to join a peaceful Global Day of Action today (Tuesday June 25th) in support of a ceasefire in Gaza as a doctor in one of its partner hospitals told of dire conditions faced by staff and patients and Gaza remains at high risk of famine. Acting director […]