A surgeon to the stars, a humanitarian, a business leader, and a pioneering dental researcher who has inspired a generation of dentists, are to be honoured by their university for making their mark on the world stage.

Austerity is filling the coffers of the country’s richest 10% and creating poverty among an increasing number of the general population, an EU-wide study has found.

Charities are warning of crippling food price rises here and worldwide if immediate action is not taken to counteract the effects of climate change.

INTERNATIONAL governments have collectively failed to act to prevent the famine declared yesterday in two regions of Somalia, according to the head of Oxfam Ireland.

THE international aid organisation Oxfam has hit out at the Government’s decision to slash overseas aid and for its continuing failure to fulfil promises to increase assistance to poorer nations.

CHILDREN as young as four are being raped by rebels in the Congo, according to a shocking survey by Oxfam Ireland.