Tony O’Riordan SJ
Hope and fear in Syria
December 9, 2024
Tony O'Riordan has been giving updates on the latest developments in Syria to Pat Kenny on Newstalk and Pat Coyle of Irish Jesuit Communications
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Cakes, coffee, care
November 29, 2023
The Jesuit Curia staff held a coffee morning to raise money for Tony O’Riordan SJ's work in Syria and UNICEF’s work in Gaza.
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‘Syrians are starving,’ says Irish Jesuit in Aleppo
August 24, 2023
Fr Tony O'Riordan SJ, Director of JRS Syria, reports on the continued suffering of the people after the earthquake in February 2023.
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Good news from Syria
March 7, 2023
Tony O'Riordan SJ has a message of hope and gratitude for the people of Ireland whose generosity has enabled the distribution of food boxes for Syrian families.
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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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Syria winter clothes appeal
December 5, 2022
Irish Jesuits International are urging people to help keep a Syrian child warm this Christmas as families face desperate dilemmas.
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‘The bomb of poverty’
September 13, 2022
Syria is no longer making the news headlines, but that once-beautiful country is suffering greatly and needs the help of the Irish people and government.
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Update from South Sudan
April 29, 2020
Tony O'Riordan SJ is in daily contact with colleagues in South Sudan who are trying to source soap for refugees
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Thousands displaced by South Sudan floods
October 22, 2019
The work of Tony O'Riordan SJ with Jesuit Refugee Service in South Sudan is hampered by massive flooding
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Hunger in Lebanon and Syria
March 20, 2025 - As the USA decimates its foreign aid budget Irish Jesuits International have made an urgent Lenten appeal to help feed people in Lebanon and Syria.
Visions of Ireland, North and South
March 19, 2025 - An Taoiseach Micheál Martin is one of a dozen writers in the new issue of Studies on the history and present reality of Irish partition.
Crisis as opportunity for Christians
March 19, 2025 - JCFJ's Social Justice theologian of the Dr Kevin Hargaden reflects on how Christians can respond to the chaos the world is now facing.
Symbolising betrayal and sorrow
March 15, 2025 - The commissioned sculpture honoring the memory of those who have suffered abuse has been installed in the entrance to Gardiner St Church.
Latest Podcasts
Taking a second look
March 18, 2025
The homeless are not forgotten
December 19, 2024
Hope and fear in Syria
December 9, 2024
Her bags are packed
December 9, 2024
Latest Videos
The Pope Video: For families in crisis
March 4, 2025
Pope Video: For Vocations to the Priesthood
February 6, 2025
The Pope Video: For the right to an education
January 7, 2025
The Pope Video: For pilgrims of hope
December 12, 2024
Latest Books
‘Dreaming A New Dream’
March 19, 2025
‘I am infinitely loved’ – Messenger booklet
August 21, 2023
Messenger autumn catalogue
August 8, 2023
‘Brothers in Arms’ – Ignatian Camino book
July 3, 2023