Press Releases

Development NGO’s urge Irish government to fulfil its international promise to allocate 0.7% of GNI to the overseas development aid budget. The call comes as European Development Ministers convene in Brussels today to agree an EU negotiation positio... Read more

NGOs present 12-month series of events and a host of inspiring change makers from around the country At a ceremony in Dublin Castle today, President Michael D. Higgins formally launched the European Year for Development aimed at celebrating the many... Read more

New opinion poll published to launch the European Year for Development Dramatic increase in number of Irish people who think we should increase overseas aid  Irish people are now 12% more likely than last year to say we should increase overseas devel... Read more

Poll shows Irish people unaware of significant progress in Africa. Despite ongoing recession at home, the Irish public continues to believe that Ireland should invest in overseas aid.   Read more

New UN report shows three anti-poverty goals achieved ahead of target date An annual report on the world's efforts to end extreme poverty shows that in three areas – poverty, water and slums – the goals have been met ahead of the 2015 deadline, but p... Read more

President Michael D. Higgins will launch Ireland’s participation in EYD 2015 at a major conference that will mark the beginning of a year long of awareness raising activities to place across the country and also the 28 EU member states. Read more

The members of Dóchas today welcomed an independent review of Ireland’s overseas aid programme that commended the high quality of Ireland’s international aid programme. Read more