Author: ATD Ireland

As always on the 17th of October, ATD alongside the 17 October committee launched our annual event at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Dublin, to mark the UN International Eradication of Poverty Day. This years chosen international theme was “Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty”. In relation to this, we chose a sub-theme of ‘footsteps for a better future’ and so we placed hundreds of colored footprints of peoples dreams (many of those written by children) that we had collected over the past months as well as on the day, from the famine statues to the…

A fantastic adventure organised by ATD Quart Monde! 475km from Dublin to Paris over 6 days as part of the international week of action and awareness for the Sustainable Development Goals (#Act4SDGs). A team of eight Irish cyclists took the boat from Dublin Port to Cherbourg and were joined by a number of French cyclists, including some local authorities, along the way. The purpose of the trip was to raise awareness for SDGs Week, to highlight the strong alliance between Ireland and France in SDG implementation, and to promote France's recent adoption of a new Roadmap for the 2030 Agenda. The route…

We are happy to share with you the National Programme 2019, produced by the 17 October committee, which provides information on events by national and local groups around the country for the International UN End Poverty Day on 17 October. Please click here to view!

Download the ATD Summary Report here! Watch summary video of event here! The report, ''Does It Only Happen to Me? Living in the shadows of Socio-Economic Discrimination'' was launched on Wednesday 18th September by Senator Lynn Ruane at an event prepared by All Together in Dignity Ireland. The 19 recommendations from the report were discussed by academics, elected representatives, civil society organisations and people with direct experience of discrimination gathered in the Auditorium of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC). The report calls on the Government and the Oireachtas to speed up the passage of the Private Members Bill…

The National 17 October Committee is pleased to announce the installation of a new information plaque at the Human Rights and Poverty Stone, Customs House Quay, Dublin to mark the International United Nations Day for the Eradication of Poverty every 17 October. The Committee wishes to acknowledge the support of the Department of Rural and Community Development, the Dublin City Local Community Development Committee, Dublin City Council and Cast Ltd. The Committee is seeking to raise €8,000 for the installation of a series of bronze footsteps to be laid along the End Poverty Walkway connecting the Stone with the Famine Memorial…

“It is by riding a bicycle that you learn the contours of a country best, since you have to sweat up the hills and coast down them” – Ernest Hemingway All Together in Dignity Ireland Charity Cycle Event, from the Spire Dublin to the Arc de Triomphe Paris, 6-day cycling trek between 21st - 30th September. Calling all interested cyclists and sponsors. Be ready to #Cycle4SDGs! The presentation of the project in French here!

ATD Ireland was honoured to attend the President's Garden Party in the beautiful setting of  Áras an Uachtaráin on Wednesday the 19th of June, 2019. President Michael D Higgins and Sabina Higgins welcomed the ATD Ireland delegation of Mark Hogan, Juliette Pechenart, Paul Uzell, Olga Lacey, Long Weng and Ciara Margolis.  At this event the Irish president was celebrating asylum seekers and refugees, and honouring those who work to support them - the day before World Refugee Day. This was the third Garden Party of 2019 within a series of summer events hosted annually to commend particular people and organisations who work…

On Bank Holiday Monday, 3rd June 2019, ATD held an evening party which was open to all in Ozanam House, Dublin 1. The event marked the European Sustainable Development Week and also enabled people to come together and celebrate Pierre and Fabienne Klein’s commitment and work to ATD Ireland during the last 6 years. The evening included a variety of speeches, games, presentations, and farewells. A raffle in aid of ATD was also held, where the 1st prize of a beautiful forest painting done by Fabienne proved very popular - meaning many tickets were sold. A special thank you to those…