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Jonathan Walsh, CBC Cork student, wins the ActionTalks Speech Writing Competition

Person holding ActionAid ActionTalks Competition 2022 Winner trophy, smiling in front of a stone wall background.

Jonathan Walsh a student at Christian Brothers College Cork has been chosen as the winner in ActionTalks, which is a national speech writing competition run by ActionAid, open to all students aged 14 to 17 year olds. Jonathan will receive a €500 One4all Voucher, and his teacher, Edward Newman, will receive a €100 One4All voucher. […]

Supporting Communities in ending Child Marriage

Two women standing and smiling in colorful traditional attire, against a bamboo and tree background.

Why Women’s Rights?  At ActionAid, we provide long-term support to women living in poverty so that they will be able to realise their rights and overcome the challenges that they face. The majority of those who live in poverty are women, which makes them more vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse, and in some cases, […]

We need targeted strategies to redistribute power and resources to women

Woman in colorful sari standing outside under a corrugated roof.

For almost two years the pandemic has altered all our lives in ways we would never have imagined. We have all missed loved ones, felt scared, worried and isolated. But the pandemic has not affected us all equally. Since the outbreak of the pandemic, all types of violence against women and girls, particularly domestic violence, […]

2021 – A Year in Review

Diverse women in cultural outfits: farming, rural landscape, urban scene, and outdoor market. Empowerment and diversity.

Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, in 2021 ActionAid Ireland has reached some of the most vulnerable communities in the world. This year, we have seen Covid-19 continue to spread and devastate communities. And it has had a negative impact on women’s rights, with an increase in violence against women, more women than men […]

The People Versus Austerity

IMF advice to cut $10 billion from public sector wages in 15 countries, affecting 3 million jobs.

Over the past 18 months, Covid has taught us, more than ever before, the importance of public sector services. We lit candles, clapped and paid tribute to frontline workers, the nurses and doctors who bore the brunt of the pandemic. Yet, across the globe, blunt and ineffective public sector wage cuts are damaging the very […]