Ireland must address its role in the colonialism that leaves nations in the global south in dire poverty

As a state which largely arose out of the ashes of colonialism, we have a unique moral responsibility to confront this reality by enacting policies that move towards a fairer global order. 

In a world where billionaire wealth grows three times faster than the global economy, the promises of equality and justice remain unfulfilled for most. 

The scars of colonialism are still etched deeply into the present-day economic and political order.