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The White Paper on ending Direct Provision is great for the future but what about the present?

ActionAid Ireland strongly urges the government to adopt the recommendation from the Catherine Day Advisory Group on giving permission for the right to remain to people two or more years in the system. It has been just under two weeks

EU Council backs corporate tax transparency directive

Public Country-by-Country Reporting: On 25th February, a majority of European Council members supported the EU corporate tax transparency directive (so-called public country-by-country reporting) in an important step towards tax transparency. This directive is aimed at addressing tax avoidance and ending

Jill & Gill – Why Women’s Rights

ActionAid Ireland is an international organisation fighting for women’s rights, social justice and an end to poverty. Award-winning creative duo Jill & Gill answer questions for our blog series Why Women’s Rights. Thanks to print-maker Gillian Henderson and illustrator Jill

Aimee Connolly – Why Women’s Rights

ActionAid Ireland is an international aid charity fighting for women’s rights, social justice and an end to poverty. The second guest blog in our “Why Women’s Rights” series is by Make-up Artist and Entrepreneur Aimee Connolly. Why do women’s rights matter

3 ways you can help prevent FGM

Photo caption: Emily, a local ActionAid anti-FGM coordinator in West Pokot, Kenya. Photo credit: Ashley Hammer/ActionAid It’s been nearly a year since we launched our petition demanding the Government ends FGM in Ireland. From attending events to tweeting TDs, you’ve

International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM

ActionAid is hosting a discussion to mark International Day of Zero Tolerance for female genital mutilation (FGM) on Friday 5th February. The event took place from 13.05 to 14.00 over Zoom. You can register for the event here. It is

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