#Trócaire

# trocaire - Wednesday 24 June, 2020

# Occupied Territories Bill

'A cop out': Calls for government to take a stand as over 100 Irish politicians sign letter opposing West Bank annexation

Jun 24th 2020, 2:03 PM 15,025 Views 38 Comments

The Occupied Territories Bill was dropped from the programme for government at the behest of Fine Gael.

# trocaire - Wednesday 25 March, 2020

# Trócaire

Opinion: The virus may rapidly spread to countries that lack even the most basic resources to fight it

Mar 25th 2020, 7:00 PM 27,458 Views 24 Comments

Were coronavirus to spread across the entire African continent, countries will have to rely only on their own scarce resources, writes Trócaire CEO Caoimhe de Barra.

# trocaire - Friday 13 March, 2020

# Coronavirus

Trócaire cancels all public outreach activities during its Lenten Appeal

Mar 13th 2020, 2:13 PM 6,554 Views 5 Comments

The charity is still accepting donations online or by phone.

# trocaire - Saturday 21 December, 2019

# Opinion

Intimidation and checks: My trip to Palestine brought back memories of Crossmaglen during the Troubles

Dec 21st 2019, 7:15 AM 24,178 Views 77 Comments

Oisín McConville writes about his recent trip to Gaza and the West Bank with Trócaire.

# trocaire - Monday 8 April, 2019

# RIP

'A truly remarkable person': Tributes paid to Trócaire worker of 37 years Sally O'Neill

Apr 8th 2019, 5:19 PM 15,947 Views 6 Comments

Through the years, O’Neill worked primarily on Trócaire projects in Latin America.

# trocaire - Saturday 19 May, 2018

# Global Citizen Award

'Irish people are very generous, partly because of the effect the Famine had on us'

May 19th 2018, 7:30 AM 9,417 Views 9 Comments

Éamonn Meehan, Trócaire’s Executive Director, on why thinking globally is more important than ever in 2018.

# trocaire - Sunday 11 March, 2018

# Uganda

Welcome to Bidi Bidi - the largest refugee settlement in the world

Mar 11th 2018, 9:00 PM 14,349 Views 20 Comments

More people live here than in the whole of Co Galway.

# Charity

55-year-old Irishman to become oldest person to travel around the world on a bike

Mar 11th 2018, 7:00 AM 39,321 Views 28 Comments

Dermot Higgins set off on his 31,000km journey last June. He’s set to return to Dublin on 1 April.

# trocaire - Tuesday 6 March, 2018

# Uganda

'I would do what it takes to survive': former child soldier tells of his time in Kony's army

Mar 6th 2018, 8:15 AM 19,594 Views 20 Comments

Denis Ojara was abducted at 14 years of age to serve in the LRA in Northern Uganda.

# trocaire - Saturday 17 February, 2018

# Trocaire Box

A change collection that became an Irish institution is back

Feb 17th 2018, 9:45 AM 15,486 Views 25 Comments

Kumba from Sierra Leone is this year’s cover star.

# trocaire - Saturday 9 September, 2017

# Column

'We need to avert our gaze from the White House circus and focus on what matters'

Sep 9th 2017, 7:30 PM 6,691 Views 33 Comments

Donald Trump’s presidency is a tumultuous soap opera, but it’s making us ignore real humanitarian disasters, writes Dominic MacSorley.

# trocaire - Tuesday 18 April, 2017

# Donations

Up to €8,000 stolen from Trocaire boxes in Clare church

Apr 18th 2017, 9:38 PM 18,082 Views 30 Comments

The thieves broke into a safe before escaping with the cash.

# trocaire - Saturday 15 April, 2017

# Gender

'Even going to the gynaecologist might be seen as cheating': Changing how one country views its women

Apr 15th 2017, 10:00 PM 46,658 Views 27 Comments

“Did he control his wife in the past? Soza pauses for a second. “Yes,” he says.”

# trocaire - Wednesday 15 March, 2017

# Where The Money Goes

Young girl who featured on 2004 Trócaire box visits Ireland to say thank you

Mar 15th 2017, 6:05 AM 22,636 Views 13 Comments

Josiane is now working for the charity in Rwanda.

# trocaire - Saturday 25 February, 2017

# Famine

Explainer: Why tens of thousands face starvation in war-torn South Sudan

Feb 25th 2017, 2:00 PM 8,789 Views 8 Comments

Famine was declared in the new African country on Monday, which has been embroiled in civil conflict for years.

# trocaire - Saturday 26 March, 2016

# Kenya

Take a walk through Kangemi slum, where Nairobi's poorest fight to survive

Mar 26th 2016, 9:00 PM 27,803 Views 27 Comments

Unemployment is high, addiction is rife, and most women are victims of some form of violence – but somehow they find the strength to carry on.

# trocaire - Wednesday 10 February, 2016

# Fight For Justice

Blind in one eye, crippled by pain, Teresina does without meals so her kids can eat

Feb 10th 2016, 8:00 PM 11,106 Views 36 Comments

TheJournal.ie visited families in Kenya whose livelihoods were destroyed by climate change.

# trocaire - Thursday 18 June, 2015

# The Pope Is Alright

Former president Mary Robinson is very happy with the Pope

Jun 18th 2015, 7:00 PM 21,490 Views 110 Comments

The pope says earth is beginning to look more like an “immense pile of filth”.

# trocaire - Monday 25 May, 2015

# War

Trócaire workers evacuated after fighting breaks out in South Sudan

May 25th 2015, 12:40 PM 10,582 Views 8 Comments

The country has been fighting since 2013.

# trocaire - Thursday 30 October, 2014

# Every Little Helps

Trócaire Lenten boxes raise over €6m this year

Oct 30th 2014, 3:08 PM 5,722 Views 18 Comments

The Trócaire Lenten campaign is in its 41st year.

# trocaire - Monday 7 April, 2014

# Let The Devil Sleep

20 Years On: Rwandans learn to live beside the men who killed their children

Apr 7th 2014, 5:03 PM 27,713 Views 20 Comments

Today, survivors and perpetrators come together to learn how to live side by side so their country can move towards reconciliation.

# trocaire - Sunday 1 December, 2013

# World Aids Day

Is Ireland doing enough to help the global fight against AIDS?

Dec 1st 2013, 8:00 AM 3,789 Views 24 Comments

Charities say Ireland has traditionally been at the forefront, but on World AIDS Day they say that support is slipping.

# trocaire - Monday 19 August, 2013

# Charity

Over €4 million left to Trócaire in wills last year

Aug 19th 2013, 9:49 AM 4,559 Views 19 Comments

Overall the charity’s income was down 10 per cent as it said it continues to be impacted by the difficult economic climate.

# trocaire - Friday 29 March, 2013

# Aid

9 striking photos from some of the worst crises of the past 40 years

Mar 29th 2013, 7:11 PM 19,524 Views 25 Comments

From famine in North Korea to the genocide in Rwanda, these photographs offer an insight into global crises – and how the world has dealt with them.

# trocaire - Sunday 10 March, 2013

# Climate Change

Trócaire "mystified" by "weak" draft climate change bill

Mar 10th 2013, 8:00 AM 4,997 Views 28 Comments

The charity said it is disappointed at what it describes as a “row back” on the all-party draft bill on climate change.

# trocaire - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

# Fundraising

In pics: 40 years of the Trócaire Lenten box

Mar 5th 2013, 7:15 AM 7,585 Views 23 Comments

Do you remember these designs?

# trocaire - Saturday 23 February, 2013

# Your Say

Poll: Do you have a Trócaire box in the house?

Feb 23rd 2013, 8:40 AM 9,411 Views 105 Comments

It was once in almost every household in Ireland over Lent – on the charity’s 40th anniversary, we ask: Is the Trócaire box something you still use?

# trocaire - Monday 18 July, 2011

# East Africa

Mary Robinson in drought stricken Horn of Africa

Jul 18th 2011, 8:44 AM 398 Views 6 Comments

The former president’s visit comes nearly 20 years after her first trip to Somalia to highlight the crisis there.

# trocaire - Friday 15 July, 2011

# East Africa

Ireland to give extra €1m in aid to Horn of Africa

Jul 15th 2011, 8:22 AM 579 Views 13 Comments

Countries in East Africa are in the grip of the worst drought in 60 years, with millions facing starvation.

# trocaire - Monday 4 April, 2011

# Read Me

Op-ed: An earthquake devastated Haiti - but so too did poverty

Apr 4th 2011, 3:27 PM 23 Views 0 Comments

On the day that Haiti announces preliminary results from last month’s presidential election, the Director of Trocaire reflects on how the country can be helped to equip themselves against future tragedy.

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