War in Ukraine – four years on

  • Date: 24/02/2026
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

As Ukraine enters the fifth year of full-scale war, Russia continues to destroy lives, tear families apart and cause widespread destruction to homes and essential services. The humanitarian crisis deepens as Ukraine experiences the coldest winter of the war. Since the start of the war on 24 February 2022, at least 12.7 million people have.....

Migrant women who led research at the launch of Between Hope and a Home

New research: Between Hope and a Home

  • Date: 13/01/2026
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

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, according to new peer-led research published today by ActionAid Ireland. The report, Between Hope and a Home, documents how lone parents – most of them women – face discrimination, unaffordable rents,.....

COP30: What happened in Belém and what Ireland needs to do next. 

  • Date: 27/11/2025
  • Author: Cillian Quinn

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 completely distant to us.  So here’s a breakdown of what actually happened at COP30 in Belém — our six big takeaways â€” and what Ireland must do now if we’re serious about climate justice.  1......