Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice
Reducing 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.
Read moreJCFJ’s new Environmental Justice Officer
October 14, 2015
Catherine Devitt has taken up the new position of Environmental Justice Officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice so that environmental justice issues might be better fostered through...
Read more‘Inequality requires radical action’
September 16, 2015
The crisis is Syria was high on the agenda of a meeting of representatives from European Jesuit academic institutions, social research centres and advocacy groups. Eoin Carroll represented the Irish...
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