How We Work for Local and Global Justice
SHAPING THINKING
Global Citizenship Education
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SHAPING PRACTICE
Rethinking International Volunteering
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SHAPING ACTION
Campaigning and Activism
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Code of Good Practice for Volunteering Sending Agencies
Comhlámh’s Code of Good Practice for Volunteer Sending Agencies (VSAs) is a set of values-led principles that provides organisations with a framework to reflect on, adapt, and deepen their international volunteering practice.
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Global Solidarity in Action :
Our Strategic Plan 2023-2028
Through the delivery of this strategy, we aim to nurture and support the work for justice locally and globally. We strive to provide the spaces for transformative thinking, practice, and action, and we believe this is key to establishing the conditions for innovation and change.
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ONLINE SEMINAR – DEFY: The End of the Story? Lessons, Practices, and Questions from Three Years of Working with Difficult Knowledge and Discomfort
We invite you to join "DEFY: The End of the Story?" online seminar on 18 March, 12 - 13 Irish Time // 13 - 14 CET. We’ll use the hour to share publications, learnings, and participant experiences that have emerged...
Justice for Palestine Report Launch: The Reality Facing Palestinian Prisoners
Join us for the launch of the Justice for Palestine Member Group’s report on the reality facing Palestinian prisoners. The report titled “Prisoners of the Occupation: A Report on the Conditions Facing Palestinian...
Welcoming IVY 2026 – the UN’s International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development
The United Nations has designated 2026 as the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IVY 2026). As the Irish Association of Development Workers and Volunteers, Comhlámh has over 50 years’...
A Fond Farewell to Sive
Last week, after 10 years of working side by side, we said goodbye to our wonderful colleague, Sive. It’s hard to sum up what you’ve meant to our team, but our CEO, Caroline Murphy, captured it beautifully: With...
A Taste of DEFY
Comhlámh and our partners in the Erasmus+ DEFY project are delighted to be hosting a January Pocket Workshop and Exhibition. Over the last 3 years, DEFY has been creating rare spaces for educators working in or...
Introducing Gestalt inspired activities for working with groups
For over 20 years, Comhlámh has supported a network of Volunteer Sending Agencies through the Comhlámh Code of Good Practice. As echoed in the most recent edition of the Code, reflection, connection and community...
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF COMHLÁMH – The Speech
You drank cups of Trade Craft instant coffee from Tanzania. You put magazines out into the world every 3 months. You attended public seminars that stressed the similarities rather than differences between Ireland...
Why Ireland’s Upcoming CETA Vote Matters – And Its Link to the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025
What is the upcoming CETA-related vote in the Dáil and Seanad all about? What is the connection between CETA and the Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025? Comhlámh Trade Justice Member Group explains. As we begin 2026,...
Your Support in Action: How the Dympna Meaney Fund is Transforming Women’s Leadership in Uganda
Support The Dympna Meaney Women’s Leadership Development Fund Now The Dympna Meaney Women’s Leadership Development Fund was established to connect women leaders from the Global South with skills-building...
Countering divisive narratives and fostering constructive dialogue on racism, sectarianism, and misinformation.
Overview: Disinformation is shaping public debate, fuelling division, and undermining trust in communities across the island of Ireland and beyond. Misleading narratives can amplify racism, anti-migrant sentiment,...
STATEMENT: Comhlámh Condemns Illegal Interception of Global Sumud Flotilla and Calls for Immediate Action on Palestine
Comhlámh, the Irish Association of Development Workers and Volunteers, unequivocally condemns the violent interception and abduction of the Global Sumud Flotilla by Israeli naval forces on 1st and 2nd October 2025....
Make Your Voice Heard in the 2025 Presidential Elections!
On 24 October, the country will go to the polls to elect the next President of Ireland. Today, we are calling on our members and wider network to join us in mobilising for this important election. If you are already...
GUEST PODCAST: Camhlámh on the Curious and Critical GCE Podcast – an Interview with Bronwyn & Sive
We’re delighted to share that Comhlámh colleagues Bronwyn April and Sive Bresnihan joined Dr Brighid Golden on Curious and Critical GCE, a podcast series exploring how Global...
JOINT MEDIA RELEASE: 100+ Irish Civil Society Organisations Urge Ireland to Join the Hague Group and Adopt Its Measures to Stop Genocide in Palestine
More than 2,500 citizens back petition delivered to TDs and Senators as Dáil reopens Dublin, 17 September 2025 – Over 100 Irish civil society organisations, supported by more than 2,500 citizens, will today deliver...
Comhlámh Joins the Call on the Government to Demand an Emergency Special Session at the UN to Protect People in Gaza
Together with 30+ partners from across civil society and the trade union movement, Comhlámh and Comhlámh Justice for Palestine have written to Taoiseach Simon Harris and Tánaiste Micheál Martin. We ask the...
Join Us at the Culture Night at Comhlámh 2025
Ireland Says Welcome Group, Justice for Palestine, and Comhlámh are delighted to invite you to our celebration of Culture Night 2025, from 6–9 pm on Friday, 19 September, at Comhlámh offices at 12 Parliament Street,...
Solidarity on Stage: Help Take “Prisoners of the Occupation” on Tour – Comhlámh Justice for Palestine
Comhlamh Justice for Palestine (CJ4P) is a Comhlamh voluntary members group dedicated to achieving justice for the Palestinian people and taking a stand against Israel’s brutal apartheid, colonisation, occupation,...
Sign Our Urgent Civil Society Open Letter: Ireland Must Join the Hague Group to End Complicity in the Genocide of the Palestinian People
'Comhlámh and Afri are asking all civil society organisations to sign up to this urgent open letter to TDs and Senators calling on Ireland to join the Hague Group to end complicity in the genocide of the Palestinian...
Civil Society Calls for Urgent Action: Ireland Must Join the Hague Group to End Complicity in the Genocide of the Palestinian People
As the horror in Palestine continues, Irish civil society organisations and concerned Irish people are coming together to demand urgent government action. Across Palestine, people are facing starvation, daily...
WEBINAR: IHRA Definition of Antisemitism and the Good Friday Agreement
Join us and the Centre for Global Education at this lunchtime webinar, which is part of our Shared Island project:IHRA Definition of Antisemitism and the Good Friday Agreement Date: Wednesday, 3 September 2025...
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