Niamh McCormack spoke on Morning Ireland on the report of Mr D, who died in custody in 2021. www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

'We only have to consider that the last ring road built around Galway – which opened in the late 80s – has culminated in the decades of chaos that we see now. ' www.jcfj.ie/2026/05/21/w...

www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026... 'Just when smart cities all over the world are moving away from the car, Galway is going all in, becoming more like a Texan city, wrapped in a shawl of roadside retail parks, paved parking lots and long-distance commutes'

www.jcfj.ie/2026/05/15/t... 'Community Wealth Building is an economic model that generates, circulates, and retains wealth in communities...providing a community with local, stable jobs and a democratic economy that directly benefits them rather than distant shareholders'

'A condition imposed by An Coimisiún Pleanála in the grant of planning permission requires the developers to confine the sale of new homes to individual buyers, with a ban on any units being sold to corporate buyers or approved housing bodies.' www.irishexaminer.com/news/munster...

'We must have the audacity to question self-serving narratives'. Our President challenged the normalisation of war, the emissions caused by ongoing conflicts, and the obscene profits being made on large-scale death and suffering. #DCUClimate2026

www.dublininquirer.com/a-new-bohemi... “We can’t rely on being saved by some external forces,” said Howard. “We’ve got to do the work to become independent and stand on our own.”

The Economy of Francesco Conference this year is around the Roots of Economic Ethics, keynote lectures from Sr Helen Alford, Luigino Bruni, and Giacomo Todeschini. JCFJ presented at a session on Social Economy, Cooperation and Development on the Bohemian Cooperatives and Community Wealth Building.

tinyurl.com/y4mtsc4j The European Affordable Housing Plan is based on 4 pillars: boosting Supply, mobilising Investment, enabling immediate support while driving reforms, and supporting the most affected. But how does this apply to Ireland? Read @alexiacobrien.bsky.social summary now🏘️

At the risk of getting piled on by techbros who think you should make electricity in the most *macho* way possible, I wrote for @jcfjustice.bsky.social about why nuclear power remains a dead-end in practical and ethical terms for Ireland: www.jcfj.ie/2026/05/06/t...

www.jcfj.ie/2026/05/06/t... 'Nuclear power plants are always more expensive than they say they’ll be. They are never as reliable as they say they’ll be. [And] they never deliver electricity as cheaply as they say they will. '

This has been shared on Linkedin: In today's Irish Times, IPRT Executive Director, Saoirse Brady responds to recent comments from the Minister for Justice on prison overcrowding and prison capacity. Read the full letter here: bit.ly/3QUykQi

After presenting on Thursday, we had the pleasure of coming back on Friday the focus of the day was galvanising support for the community wealth building among civil society. President Catherine Connolly addressed the group and expressed her support, adding that “this gives me hope”

Faith communities have infrastructure that can facilitate the spreading of new social initiatives. In the 20th Century, Parish systems helped expand the Irish Credit Union movement. With its community Network, it could still help today! - Building community wealth with the Bohemian Co-operative

the Cork chapter of the Irish Penal Abolition Network is door-knocking in the Glen on Wednesday evening to raise awareness of the new prison. if you are interested, DM me and I will link you with some sound people. Plus the flyers are not too shabby

"What we are dealing with here is not the invasion of the global public square with fervent religiosity but the appropriation of religious concepts and images for the sake of a political agenda." www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/24/t...

On Earth Day, the JCFJ joined many other civil society organisations and political parties outside Leinster House, calling on the government to take fairer and faster climate action. The energy crisis is the climate crisis.

Next with St.Stephens Green Trust we saw that restrictions on education in prisons enforces the lack of value we put on human life when they are out of sight, out of mind. Ultimately though we left asking, why is it people have to wait till they're in prison to receive this chance at education

Our thoughtful contributors included: Anne Costelloe, Helen Nichols, Kevin Warner, Robert Cullen, Katharina Swirak, and Pieter De Witte. This event was only possible with the generous funding and support of the St. Stephen's Green Trust. /2

Today, we held our "Lessons Never Learned" Education in Prison Workshop with topics on the Council of Europe's revised standards, the current "climate for education" in Irish prisons, the transformative education offered by Inside Out programmes, and the ripple effects to family relationships. /1

"For we know not what we do" our 5th annual lecture started our week of drawing attention to the penal system in Ireland. We cannot just ignore people once they are behind bars. If you missed the lecture, don't worry we have a recording coming soon 🎥

Thank you for all your interest in our Lecture on Tuesday! Unfortunately, we have reached our venue's capacity and can't accept any more booking requests. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

'The fuel protests last week could be viewed as a large-scale ecological experiment to test the resilience of our economic and societal ecosystem.... The results are in – and they are not reassuring.' www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/15/w...

How can we advance Justice peace and Care for our common home? Join our social theologian @kevinhargaden.bsky.social along with speakers from @trocaire.bsky.social, Doughnut economics Network and Ambassador David Donoghue this Saturday. Register below docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"We invite exploitation through poorly built, glorified sheds that don’t meet standards for health and safety ... at the end of the day, that is what it is—a safety issue." New blog by @alexiacobrien.bsky.social on no planning permission for modular units in gardens. www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/09/s...

Every child in Ireland has a right to education but not every child gets a fair chance

For Good Friday, we at JCFJ are thinking about how the path past the cross of Jesus leads us towards those our society wants to forget. www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/03/t...

In advance of our Annual Lecture on April 21st, our guest speaker, Pieter De Witte, was talking with the kind people at Spirit FM this morning. 📻Listen below to get a taster of the lecture📻 www.spiritradio.ie/podcast/piet...

Irish Cycling Campaign Statement on the Fatal Road Traffic Collision in Dublin City Centre on Wed 01 April 2026 www.irishcyclingcampaign.ie/irish-cyclin...

Our annual lecture will be held on Tuesday, April 21st. More details on our website and how to register. www.jcfj.ie/2026/04/02/j...

A preventable crisis normalised as the Government now seem to publish monthly figures with no comment.

***Registration Now Open*** To register for the JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026, please RSVP to [email protected] This year's paper - “For we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgiveness”- will be delivered by Prof. Dr. Pieter De Witte. 1/

John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker from the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology kick off a day of discussion at the Loyola Institute in TCD, considering the work required on integral ecology today.

I have a short radio essay on Divine Sparks tonight, RTE 1 @ 10PM. I'll be reflecting on the Pope's recent call to political leaders to examine their consciences about war and how this has echoes in 4th century Milan www.rte.ie/radio/radio1...

📅 Save the Date Prof. Dr Pieter De Witte is a prison chaplain and visiting professor at Leuven. He organises and teaches service-learning courses in Belgian prisons and detention centres, bringing together university and prison-based students to explore the meaning of punishment and detention.

***Save the Date*** Registration will open soon for the JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026. This year, we welcome Pieter De Witte from KU Leuven with a paper titled "For we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgiveness."

Across the city, parents snatch their kids out of the way of red-light-breaking drivers. Despite years of talk, a promised national strategy on red-light cameras is yet to be published – let alone implemented.

www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/27/i... How can small growers and producers keep up with Goliath supermarket prices?

I can still be a St Pat's supporter and be very excited that @jcfjustice.bsky.social are working with @bfcdublin.bsky.social on the possibility of developing community wealth building for the northside of Dublin. Sean McCabe here laying out the vision

Homelessness defies the “stereotypical type of person”, it is not someone who does not want to get a job or someone who wastes their money away. They are families, people with multiple jobs, and the elderly. Register below to join us next week us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Excellent coverage by @eoinglackin.bsky.social on how poverty intensifies when people are sent to prison - even if they gain prison jobs - leading to hunger, exploitation, much tougher detoxs, and the inability to fulfil small parental roles like gifts.

New blog by @keithadams.bsky.social on the absurdist ordeal of Patrick Sibanyoni and the paradox of the psychiatric prisoner. "... the State objecting to the release of a person from prison for healthcare which the State has failed to provide." www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/19/t...

@studiesirishreview.bsky.social Spring 2026 is available now. The issue commemorates the Jesuits' formal commitment to social justice as a constituent of faith. Found at select bookstores and online at studiesirishreview.ie #socialjustice #jesuits #studies #faith #faithandjustice

In Ireland and across Europe, we are witnessing a “quiet crisis” in how we live together. Policies feel like they are imposed on people; there is a coarsening of how we disagree, and even on a local level, people feel lonelier and more rootless. Join Us this evening us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Congratulations to Dermot McCarthy, one of our board members, on receiving the John Bruton Award for Leadership in Faith and Public Life!

'While there may not be a secret cabal, ‘expert reports’, consultants’ opinion and Government ministers influenced by intensive lobbying.. often decide what is for the greater good of the country. This strategy does not leave much room for a truly democratic conversation' www.jcfj.ie/2026/03/11/f...

I try to set out as clearly as possible the case against rent deregulation, focusing on the politics of housing @pbresnihan.bsky.social @ciantocallaghan.bsky.social @davidmurphyrte.bsky.social @keithadams.bsky.social @maoiliosarey.bsky.social theweekinhousing.substack.com/p/are-rents-...

Ireland’s prisons are dangerously overcrowded. Our prison system is failing society and those whom society has locked away. 👥 Do we look away and wash our hands of the undignified treatment? Or do we consider the prisoner in light of the legacy of Pope Francis and Jesus? bit.ly/Lententalkre...

Lent invites us not only into personal reflection and conversion, but also into a deeper awareness of how our faith calls us to respond to the needs of our world 🌍 Email faithrenewal@knockshrine to receive the Zoom link

catholicethics.com/forum/the-dj... 'Introducing dance as a common element allows us to see how worship bumps up against protest, and protest can be joyous as opposed to simply combative.'