PRESS RELEASE 5 June 2008 Addresses of Archbishop Diarmuid Martin and Sr Imelda Wickham at the launch of the ICJSA document Violence in Irish Society: Towards an Ecology of Peace Please see below the address by Archbishop Diarmuid Martin, followed by the response of Sr Imelda Wickham, at the launch of the ICJSA document Violence [...]

PRESS RELEASE 5 June 2008 Archbishop Diarmuid Martin launches ICJSA document Violence in Irish Society:Towards an Ecology of Peace – No child is born violent, but each of us needs to contribute to our local community if we are all to live in a civilisation of love – ICJSA – ICJSA to invite interested parties [...]

PRESS RELEASE 30 May 2008 Bishop Field and Trócaire welcome the outcome of the International Conference on Cluster Munitions The Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs (ICJSA) and Trócaire welcome the successful conclusion of the International Diplomatic Conference on Cluster Munitions. The final treaty, signed today [30 May 2008] in Dublin by 111 nations, [...]

PRESS RELEASE 18 May 2008 ICJSA and Trócaire call for cluster munitions’ ban ahead of international conference to be held in Dublin Bishop Raymond Field to open multi-faith service at 4.00pm today, Sunday 18 May 2008, in Saint Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin. Bishops’ Commission for Justice and Social Affairs (ICJSA) and Trócaire, the overseas development agency [...]

PRESS RELEASE 18 February 2008 Bishops host major conference “Who is my neighbour?” based on Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical letter Deus Caritas Est (God is Love) Cardinal Seán Brady, the Archbishop of Armagh, today [18 February 2008] opened a conference on the theme “Who is my neighbour?” based on Pope Benedict XVI’s first encyclical [...]

PRESS RELEASE 29th November 2007 The Irish Commission for Justice and Social Affairs (ICJSA) invites you or a representative to attend the launch of an important new publication: The Common Good in an Unequal World – Reflections on the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church   Venue: Society of St Vincent de Paul [...]

PRESS RELEASE 26th September 2007 Launch of the publication: Companion to the Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church at St Vincent’s Trust, Daughters of Charity, 8-9 Henrietta Street, Dublin on Wednesday, 26 September, 2007 Address by Most Rev. Diarmuid Martin, Archbishop of Dublin, Primate of Ireland I remember as a young man the [...]

PRESS RELEASE 27TH FEBRUARY 2007 Bishop Raymond Field, Chair of the Irish Commission for Justice & Social Affairs, welcome remarks at the media launch of “Palestine/Israel – Principles for a Just Peace” Buswells Hotel Dublin, 27 February 2007 “Bold gestures are needed to break the cycle of fear and anger engulfing the region” – Bishop [...]

PRESS RELEASE 27TH FEBRUARY 2007 Rev Dr Eoin Cassidy, Chair of the International sub-committee of the Irish Commission for Justice & Social Affairs, opening remarks at the media launch of: “Palestine/Israel – Principles for a Just Peace” Buswells Hotel 27 February 2007 Friends, colleagues and all present To those among you who have visited the [...]

PRESS RELEASE 2 MARCH 2006 BISHOPS’ COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND SOCIAL AFFAIRS HOSTS CONFERENCE – THE COMMON GOOD IN AN UNEQUAL WORLD “The social teaching of the Church is an essential part of the Christian message. At the same time we realise that we live in a broken world” – Bishop Raymond Field The Irish [...]