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......

Natasha O'Brien and Karol Balfe raise awareness against femicide

ActionAid Ireland appeals for support for it’s Christmas campaign against femicide

  • Date: 25/11/2025
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

ActionAid Ireland has called on Irish people to stand in solidarity with the millions of women and girls around the world who are victims of gender-based violence this Christmas. The organisation is highlighting the global crisis of gender-based violence and femicide, which is women being killed because they are a woman, usually by their partners. Launching.....

Ceasefire announcement must be used as a springboard to end the Israeli genocide and unlawful occupation

  • Date: 09/10/2025
  • Author: Jo-Ann Ward

We cautiously welcome the Gaza ceasefire announcement after two years of genocide with relentless bombardment, famine, and repeated displacement it brings real hope of peace. ActionAid Ireland CEO, Karol Balfe, said however Gaza cannot wait and an immediate and permanent ceasefire, the entry of life-saving aid at scale in line with humanitarian principles, the return.....