Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
Towards a zero-waste lifestyle
March 15, 2017
Environmental justice officer Catherine Devitt reports on the importance of pursuing a zero-waste lifestyle
Read moreHopeful sign for climate action
January 27, 2017
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has welcomed the government's commitment to phase out fossil fuels through legislation
Read moreRelease prisoners: Fantasy or opportunity?
December 2, 2016
EOIN CARROLL :: Pope Francis is saying to the world, 'let people out of prison'. Is this fantasy or opportunity?
Read moreJesuit Centre: Ireland’s climate targets too lenient
August 3, 2016
Catherine Devitt, JCFJ Environmental Officer, says the Government's negotiations for lax climate targets amounts to a missed opportunity for real environmental progress.
Read moreCut the carbon emissions
July 19, 2016
Mary Robinson’s visit to Ethiopia reminds us that we cannot ignore the need for urgent action on climate change here at home, says Catherine Devitt of the JCFJ
Read moreReducing emissions is our moral responsibility
July 13, 2016
Catherine Devitt :: Mary Robinson’s visit to Ethiopia reminds us that we cannot ignore the need for urgent action on climate change here at home.
Read more‘End severe confinement of young adults in prison’
May 31, 2016
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has called on the Government to end the ‘severe confinement’ of young adults in prison.
Read moreJRS -‘government too slow on reform’
April 27, 2016
Eugene Quinn of Jesuit Refugee Service Ireland and Judge Bryan McMahon are disappointed in the slow rate of implementation of their working group's recommendations into supports for asylum seekers.
Read moreAssessing the Paris Agreement
December 21, 2015
The Paris Agreement has been hailed as a huge step forward in caring for the earth. Catherine Devitt, environmental justice officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, casts...
Read moreCautious welcome given to Climate Bill
October 23, 2015
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice has welcomed progress towards enacting the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Bill, but it insists on the need for concrete action.
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