Obstetrics and anaesthesia job pre-conditions dismay bishops
Requirement to carry out elective abortions part of National Maternity Hospital job spec
Dublin woman to be new chief executive at Trócaire
Caoimhe de Barra (48) takes up new role in October
Trócaire donations reach highest levels in 14 years
Funds enabled agency to help almost three million people in developing world
Ireland set to sell off €318 million investments in fossil fuels
New bill will see State become first country in the world to divest from fossil fuel assets
Bill proposing ban to fossil fuel exploration clears first hurdle in Dáil
Government was strongly opposed to Bill but crucial support came from Fianna Fáil
Brexit and Trump may hit world’s poorest, Trócaire warns
Agency says developments in US and UK raise ‘profound questions’ for the poor
Millions face starvation across east Africa, warns Trócaire
Trócaire appeals to Irish to donate money for South Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya
Famine in South Sudan: months of hunger lie ahead
‘We could be facing into a crisis of unimaginable scale with 70m requiring assistance’
Budget 2017: State to increase overseas aid spending to €651m
Trócaire disappointed at allocation, which sees spending at ‘same level as 17 years ago’
Irish charity sector is being drained by duplication
Agencies are funded mainly by the State, but expanding payrolls are burning up that money
Mary Robinson travels to Ethiopia to witness impact of drought
Former president to visit country with aid agencies to see response to food crisis
President calls for ‘profound rethink’ of international politics
Higgins one of 6,000 world leaders to attend World Humanitarian Summit in Turkey
Budget 2016: Overseas aid granted extra €40 million
Flanagan says additional funding shows State’s commitment to fighting global crises
Murdered El Salvador archbishop Oscar Romero to be beatified
Óscar Arnulfo Romero was assassinated by a right-wing death squad during Mass in 1980
Trócaire stalwart Sally O’Neill to retire in April
O’Neill has served for almost 40 years in some of the most troubled regions of world
Syria’s descent into darkness illustrated by satellite images
Photos showing number of lights extinguished by conflict released for anniversary
Ireland ‘significantly’ off track on climate change targets
Trócaire calls on the Government to introduce targets to reduce Ireland’s carbon footprint
WHO expects around 200,000 Ebola vaccine doses by mid-2015
Trócaire chief says there is a window of six weeks to bring crisis under control
Hunger warning over climate change
Warning over melting Arctic sea ice, bleached coral reefs and multiple dangers to human security
Food shortages caused by climate change to leave millions hungry, report warns
UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also says ‘human security will be progressively threatened’
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