Press Releases

17 October - Dóchas called today on the Irish Government to champion the need for quality education in the world’s poorest countries, and show political leadership within the European Union to ensure that education becomes a priority area for interna... Read more

Dóchas – The Government announced in today’s budget that spending on Official Development Assistance (ODA) will increase by €21million to €837m in 2020. Read more

The Dóchas Awards 2018 – honouring Irish heroes and leaders working for development, equality and justice – were presented at a ceremony in Dublin today, Wednesday, 5 December. Awards were presented in four categories – a Lifetime Achievement Award,... Read more

On the 3rd anniversary of the adoption of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, (SDGs), Dóchas calls on the Irish Government to increase spending on overseas aid in Budget 2019 in order to achieve its SDG targets. [1] [2] Dóchas will join... Read more

Dóchas – The Irish Association of Non-Governmental Development Organisations has welcomed the recommendations of the Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade and Defence, following its review of the Irish Aid Programme. The Committee outlined its... Read more