Press Releases

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

As a major report on European aid is launched in Paris today, Irish NGOs call on the Government to set a plan for the future of Ireland’s aid programme. Read more

A new website was launched in Dublin today to increase transparency in the charity sector by providing information that will help members of the public to evaluate charities before they donate money or volunteer their time. The website, GoodCharity.i... Read more