The Government has been accused of watering-down green commitments in new climate change legislation.

Aid agencies have questioned the Government’s commitment to contributing 0.7% of gross national income towards overseas aid after yesterday’s budget showed no increase in funding for overseas development assistance.

When I visited Israel and the occupied Palestinian territory in January of this year I witnessed first-hand the devastation that prolonged occupation is having on Palestinian communities.

Europe has utterly failed to grasp the gravity of the Syrian exodus, and Lebanon is paying the price, says Éamonn Meehan

Pressure is mounting on the Government to produce a workable plan to tackle greenhouse gas emissions following the latest warning from experts that a major shift in attitudes and practices is needed to avoid catastrophic climate change.

Food supplies, livelihoods, human health and many natural environments face a “bleak future” unless governments take urgent action to reduce carbon emissions, a groundbreaking report on climate change will warn today.

I OBJECT to the proposed changes at St Colman’s Cathedral in Cobh, Co Cork.

Trocaire has welcomed a recommendation from the Law Reform Committee that legislation be introduced to regulate charities.

Governments and oil companies are being challenged to boycott oil from Sudan, with claims by Irish aid agencies that the cash generated is being used to fuel a war machine.