Micheál Martin has not had the best run of luck as taoiseach
Inside Politics: When it looked like sunshine was breaking through, another crisis hit
Which Irish charities are running fundraising appeals for Ukraine?
Irish public donate millions of euro and offer spare accommodation to Ukrainians
Climate shocks forcing African communities to change course
Climate crisis prompts new approach in Kenya with hope local populations can build resilience
Ireland must step up support for vulnerable countries, say climate campaigners
Calls for urgent action and ‘adaptation solutions’ welcomed by groups
Extreme drought in Kenya causes mass livestock deaths and water scarcity
Many areas have seen little or no rainfall since 2020, says Concern Worldwide
Republic falling short in contributions ‘to avert climate crisis’
Government behind on its fair share of funding to tackle global warming – Trócaire
Overseas development spending to top €1bn for first time after budget increase
Extra allocation of €140m – earmarked for developing countries – welcomed by charities
Hundreds of thousands flee eastern DR Congo following volcano eruption
Population fear further eruptions from Mount Nyiragongo, Africa’s most active volcano
A different kind of ‘green’ Christmas
One Change: Why not consider giving to those already affected by the impact of climate destruction?
Charities hope gift-giving campaigns will help fill fundraising gap
Gift campaigns take on additional importance because of impact of Covid-19
UN’s 2030 ‘zero hunger’ target in peril, Global Hunger Index shows
‘Alarming’ or ‘serious’ levels of hunger identified in 51 countries
Global warming: Environmental movement resumes protests
Worldwide demonstrations take place as reminder of urgency needed to tackle crisis
Climate finance fails to reach most vulnerable nations, report shows
Call for donor countries to build climate change resilience into Covid-19 recovery plans
‘By providing minimum shelter, it at least gives them a safe place’
Case study: Concern’s Brid Kennedy on helping Syrian refugees survive winter
Climate disruption is helping drive rise in global hunger, report says
Global Hunger Index’s latest findings are ‘a terrible indictment’, Mary Robinson says
Climate activists: Ireland should show leadership at UN summit
Coalition urges Taoiseach to support more ambitious EU target for cutting emissions
Droughts force thousands to abandon way of life in Somaliland
Almost 600,000 climate refugees show remarkable resilience in harrowing conditions
Self-help groups transforming communities ravaged by drought
Women in Somaliland using donations to develop businesses that help locals
Global warming and Somaliland’s ‘climate refugees’
Pastoralist lifestyle of nomads is under threat from repeated drought and cyclones
Cashless society improves community resilience in Somaliland
The cashless system, which is free to use, emerged following the 2017 drought
Somaliland: A profile
Among the poorest countries in the world, it has proven reserves of oil and natural gas
‘I will never forget two handsome young blond haemophiliac brothers dying from Aids’
As a nurse Breda Gahan witnessed the worst of Dublin’s 1980s crisis, before witnessing the potential of new drugs in Africa
Concern takes digital-first approach in bid to boost fundraising activities
Irish charity teams up with tech company Expleo to increase digital engagement
Irish Embassy in Mozambique to provide €400,000 to cyclone relief effort
Mozambique has been one of Irish Aid’s partner countries in southern Africa since 1996
‘Concerning lack of progress’ on sustainable development in Ireland
Report from Coalition 2030 highlights major problems with housing and climate action
Hunger is persistent threat to highest number of people since records began
Six countries suffer from ‘alarming’ levels of hunger, according to 2018 index
A half-century on, Concern still shows readiness to adapt to new crises
International aid agency looks to its next 50 years in a smaller, more insecure world
‘The little things make a difference’
Frances O’Keeffe’s volunteer work with Concern stretches back three decades
Refugee convention at risk of ‘collapsing’ due to toxic rhetoric, says UN chief
Smugglers taking advantage of flawed EU refugee plan, hears Belfast conference
Working in the Lebanon, where one in four people is a refugee
An MA in women's studies has taken Concern's Aine Costigan all over the world
Dublin woman to be new chief executive at Trócaire
Caoimhe de Barra (48) takes up new role in October
‘Significant increase’ in aid spending needed to meet goals, says Coveney
Public consultation on Ireland’s new development policy calls for public submissions
Young advertising talent to create charity campaigns for Cannes competition
Scheme organised by ad body IAPI will see 12 creatives represent Ireland at global festival
Irish charities condemn behaviour of Oxfam staff in Haiti and Chad
Oxfam Ireland says it has no connection to the staff employed in 2011 in Haiti
Wild Geese: From Shelbourne FC to meetings at US Federal Reserve
Eric Moore, New York: Boy from Balbriggan who scored a job on Wall Street
‘Becoming homeless at 13 was a very frightening experience for me’
300 people attend summit organised by National Youth council
More than 20 million ‘at risk of starvation’ in developing world
Nearly half of countries in Global Hunger Index at ‘alarming’ or ‘serious’ levels
Asylum seekers given chance to learn kitchen skills
Direct provision residents gather in Dublin for training course to help with future jobs
Placing gender equity in Stem on the radar
Currently, fewer than 25 per cent of people working in Stem are female
Fr Jack Finucane, co-founder of aid agency Concern, dies aged 80
Missionary who helped to organise Biafra aid campaign was cited by Bono as a major influence
Somalia facing ‘unimaginable’ hunger crisis – Irish aid worker
Concern’s regional director warns 20 million people in East Africa are at risk of starvation
South Sudan famine results from failure of political will
Ireland’s tragic experience gives us a voice and the responsibility that goes with it
Christmas story brings Wexford tenor back home from US
Q&A with Michael Londra: ‘When I left, it wasn’t to run away but to run toward something’
Obituary: Kay O’Loughlin Kennedy
Meeting in home to respond to Biafra famine led to foundation of Concern Worldwide
Concern Worldwide co-founder dies after long illness
Kay O’Loughlin Kennedy set up humanitarian agency with her husband in 1968
Concern donors hit by multiple debit error
Software glitch exposed donor accounts to hugely inflated monthly withdrawals
Irish charity sector is being drained by duplication
Agencies are funded mainly by the State, but expanding payrolls are burning up that money
Concern raises record €182.2m for activities in 28 countries
Emergency response appeals in South Sudan, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nepal saw spending jump 29% to new high
Concern seeks to return to founding principles
Charity’s new five-year plan to focus on fragile environments and long-term poverty
Mary Robinson travels to Ethiopia to witness impact of drought
Former president to visit country with aid agencies to see response to food crisis
Humanitarian summit aims to tackle ‘broken’ system
UN chief Ban Ki-moon says summit necessary to address rising humanitarian crises
Somaliland drought takes its toll on way of life
Pastoralists who rely on livestock to survive forced to kill slow animals for sake of herd
Guildford Four lawyer Gareth Peirce gets Irish honour
Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa also among 10 who received awards from President
Concern Worldwide opens office in South Korea
Move presents new opportunities for Irish-Korean collaboration, says Irish Ambassador
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