Ireland’s churches rally to support Ukrainian people
Religious communities offer rooms in convents and retreat centres to those fleeing
Ireland must step up support for vulnerable countries, say climate campaigners
Calls for urgent action and ‘adaptation solutions’ welcomed by groups
Ukraine’s scientists forced to withdraw ahead of ‘starkest’ climate report
UN climate report likely to paint grim vision, with danger of ‘tipping points’ in prospect
Forgotten conflict: A week in a city under siege by Boko Haram
The trenches dug all around the Nigerian city of Maiduguri protect it from attack – for now
Costs of extreme weather driven by climate change mounts, Christian Aid warns
Study cites 10 extreme weather events, each causing over $1.5bn in damage
Farming inflicts great damage on planet, Christian Aid says
New report calls for ‘transformation to agroecology’ ahead of UN summit
More anti-tax avoidance measures in Budget 2022 to deal with ‘single malt’ system
‘Immoral’ system allows multinational avoid tax on €500 million in profits, TD says
How Abbott Labs devised its formula for ‘single Malt’ taxation
Use of Malta as tax haven to replace ‘double Irish’ comes as State under OECD scrutiny
Government must act on tax loopholes exploited by multinationals, charity says
Call comes as investigation shows Abbott apparently using ‘Single Malt’-type structure
‘Code red for humanity’: UN secretary general responds to climate report
Scientists and campaigners call for urgent action to cut greenhouse gas emissions
Johnson struggles to add substance to his ‘levelling up’ rhetoric
London Letter: ‘Big speech’ in Coventry proves a damp squib as PM offers mere ‘skeleton of a plan’
Minister introduces Climate Bill amendment for clarity on agriculture ‘carbon removals’
Landmark legislation set to be passed before summer recess
Altered Climate Bill marks role of farmers in capturing and storing carbon
Change follows Minister’s acceptance of amendments proposed at committee stage in Seanad
Israel destroys Irish aid to Palestinian village community
Tents, solar panels and herd shelters smashed as Ireland and EU urged to evolve policy
Trócaire joins Irish agencies to help victims of global disasters
Move set ‘to reduce costs’ and give the Irish public central fund to which they can donate
Ireland’s climate: A year of extremes, from wettest February to driest spring
‘2020 is on course to be the 10th consecutive year of above-normal temperatures’
Greta Thunberg accuses governments of exploiting loopholes on climate action
Swedish climate activist calls for action: ‘Stop living as if there was no tomorrow’
Six Irish charities form alliance to respond to Covid-19 in vulnerable communities
The group will assist countries ‘already struggling to cope with the impact of conflict and displacement’
COP25 reaction: ‘We got two weeks of blocking from big polluters’
Negotiator says divide between those inside and outside the talks has never been so large
Bruton tells UN of Ireland’s high target for decarbonised economy
Minister’s talk of ‘net-zero emissions’ a missed opportunity, says Stop Climate Chaos
No alternative to slashing carbon emissions – UN scientists say
Reducing emissions sharply will mean challenging but more manageable consequences
Fresh appeals for relief aid for Cyclone Idai survivors
‘Crops have been destroyed, which will lead to serious food shortages in the months ahead’
Carbon emissions policy inadequate, climate plan draft says
Climate ambitions ‘will need to be stepped up’, Minister says
Bees, bikes and books: give the gift of charity this Christmas
Charity gifts help donors and recipients visualise the type of help provided to others
Breakthrough in sight in climate talks as negotiators find compromise
US continues ‘to hang around like a bad smell’ at climate talks, says Christian Aid spokesman
Climate summit hears people in rich countries must eat less meat
Some 50% more food will be needed by 2050, ‘but greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture will have to fall by two-thirds at the same time’
‘People say they’ve never met a trans person, and I say, I bet you have’
‘When you’ve heard one transgender story, you’ve heard one transgender story’
‘Extremely concerning’ Ireland labelled a ‘laggard’ over climate action – An Taisce
Reaction to CAN report: Political leadership ‘urgently needed’ to turn record around
EU digital tax could be opposed on legal grounds, warns tax group
Irish Tax Institute also raises concern measure could be used to harmonise taxation
Ireland actively facilitates firms in avoiding tax, report finds
Debt and Development Coalition says State imposes tax losses on developing nations
Three years of silence on ‘Single Malt’ tax loophole raises questions
Government’s professed interest in cleaning up corporate tax avoidance undermined
Paschal Donohoe says Government will examine ‘Single Malt’ loophole
Minister says it is ‘absolutely not’ intention to create tax planning opportunities
Multinationals turn from ‘Double Irish’ to ‘Single Malt’ to avoid tax in Ireland
Single Malt directs profits to countries with which Ireland has a double taxation agreement but that do not have any corporation tax
Greenhouse gas emissions to hit new high in 2017, COP23 hears
Greater coal use and Chinese economic growth blamed for record emissions
Google’s tax case in India, time for a Plan B in the Irish economy, and The Edge and tax
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Ireland’s tax system undermining developing countries, warns aid agency
Christian Aid says impact of Irish tax laws on economies in developing world is significant
Ireland needs to stay ahead of the corporate tax reform game
Paschal Donohoe must resist calls from some of the Ireland Inc lobby to slow reform
Ireland ‘almost a laughing stock’ in dealing with migrants
State ‘miles behind’ with only ‘pathetic’ 311 of 4,000 refugees committed to taken in
Opinion: EU Commission falls short on corporate tax avoidance
There is a moral and legal obligation for tax policies not to undermine developing countries
Cantillon: US companies resist EU tax proposals
Amount of tax paid by multinationals now a live political issue and nobody disputes that change is on the way
Belfast briefing: lower taxes can bring tax-dodgers
Christian Aid says North should send out the message that it will not be a tax haven
Alan Kelly praises ‘historic’ global climate deal
Minister for the Environment says he is proud of part he played in reaching agreement
COP21 deal hailed as overcoming ‘the impossible’
Reaction broadly positive as final agreement delayed after last-minute wrangling
Climate deal reaction: activists say it marks end of fossil fuel era
Campaigners say COP21 agreement is the ‘floor, not the ceiling, for climate action’
Threat to deport Irish climate activists entering France lifted
Bus carrying 35 campaigners stopped by French police for three hours in Cherbourg
Paris climate talks: Irish have sent out mixed messages
Environmentalists accused Government of seeking free pass for farming sector
Binding deal on 1.5 degree target unlikely to gain political support, says Kelly
Minister says he is hopeful for a 1.5 degree target but politically it will be hard to achieve
Colm Keena: Wind of change blowing for multinational tax avoiders
Will Beps proposals see billions more in taxes paid by companies to governments?
Government warns EU against tougher tax rules
Michael Noonan welcomes plan but says EU should not attempt to go further
State to move on multinationals’ disclosure of tax data
Measures aimed at ensuring companies disclose more information to authorities
Warm welcome for Pope’s ‘significant’ climate change message
UN special envoy Mary Robinson says encyclical shows matter is ‘moral issue of our time’
Drug group Shire ‘very comfortable’ with tax practices
Dublin-based company paid $56.1 m tax on $3.4bn of profits last year - an effective rate of 1.65%
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