JRS

Emergency appeal for Lebanese families

March 24, 2026

Irish Jesuits International have launched a Middle East emergency appeal to support refugees in Lebanon fleeing their homes, being bombed by Israeli forces.

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Accompanying with presence and compassion

December 9, 2025

JRS Ireland welcomed detention visitors and colleagues from Europe for the first ever 'Detention Visitors Support Group' to be hosted in Ireland.

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The Pope Video:  For the right to an education

January 7, 2025

Pope Francis asks that we pray for migrants, refugees and those affected by war that they may have a right to an education in this months 'Pope Video'

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JRS South Sudan emergency update

May 8, 2023

Noelle Fitzpatrick and her JRS team are providing psychosocial support and essential services for the influx of refugees into South Sudan.

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‘Breakfast for Aleppo’

April 20, 2023

Tony O'Riordan SJ spoke to Oireachtas staff and invited guests in Dáil Éireann, as part of a fundraiser securing almost €12,000 for victims of the recent earthquake in Syria and...

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‘Racism is the opposite of encounter’

March 21, 2023

The Irish Jesuit Refugee Service marks International Day against Racism and welcomes Bishops' statement challenging the rise of racism and xenophobia.

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Irish solidarity with Syrian earthquake victims

February 13, 2023

News of the support and donations from Ireland to Syria has been inspirational for the suffering people there, says Tony O'Riordan SJ.

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Earthquake appeal from Jesuit missions

February 8, 2023

Irish Jesuit Tony O'Riordan and the JRS in Syria are responding to the devastation caused by the earthquakes there and in Turkey.

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Pope’s straight-talking in South Sudan

February 7, 2023

Pope Francis' Ecumenical Peace Pilgrimage to South Sudan, was a special experience for Noelle Fitzpatrick and her team at the Jesuit Refugee Service. where Pope Francis' words made a powerful...

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Preparing to meet the Pope.

February 1, 2023

Noelle Fitzpatrick and the Jesuit Refugee Service in South Sudan are busy preparing for the imminent visit of Pope Francis to the country.

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