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Ireland as a Model Power initiative highlights call for values-led global leadership
[Image courtesy of Dochas] Comhlámh attended the Dóchas launch of the Ireland as a Model Power initiative, which brought together a range of perspectives on Ireland’s role in advancing humanitarian principles and global justice in a time of growing global instability....
Join ‘Volunteerism and its measurements: Promoting a policy dialogue on the 2026 State of the World’s Volunteerism Report (SWVR)’ workshop
We would like to invite you to an interactive workshop to explore how we can better recognise, support and value volunteer contributions across different regions and communities. What? Hybrid workshop ‘Volunteerism and its measurements: Promoting a policy dialogue on...
Comhlámh contributes to Irish EU Presidency consultation, calls for rights-based EU agenda
Comhlámh participated in the Irish EU Presidency pre-Presidency stakeholder consultations, submitting recommendations on how Ireland’s 2026 Presidency can advance a more just, rights-based and peaceful EU agenda. Our submission calls for a human-rights-centred EU...
Comhlámh & Comhlámh Justice for Palestine Join 60+ Organisations Demanding Suspension of EU-Israel Association Agreement
Comhlámh and Comhlámh Justice for Palestine Member Group have just endorsed this important call on the EU to suspend the EU-Israel Association Agreement, along with any additional steps necessary to comply with international law. Read the joint letter calling for...
Seeding Change 2026: Five Weeks of Climate Justice Learning
Over the past five weeks, Comhlámh facilitated Seeding Change 2026, an evening course delivered in partnership with UCD Volunteers Overseas, which concluded last week. Bronwyn April, Comhlámh's Training and Education Coordinator, discusses the programme and how it...
JUSTICE FOR PALESTINE GROUP – MEDIA RELEASE: New Report Shines a Light on Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners Under Israeli Occupation
On 5 March, Comhlámh Justice for Palestine will launch a new report examining the conditions facing Palestinian prisoners under Israeli occupation. Titled Prisoners of the Occupation: A Report on the Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners Under Israeli Occupation,...
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 over the 3 years of DEFY. We’d appreciate your...
Justice for Palestine Group’s Report Launch: ‘Prisoners of the Occupation: A Report on the Conditions Facing Palestinian Prisoners Under Israeli Occupation’
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 Prisoners Under Israeli Occupation” is a timely...
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’ experience of supporting volunteers to influence...
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 Sive We paused, we questioned, we felt the edges of what...
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 adjacent to Global Citizenship Education (GCE) to explore...
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 have always been central to the work: “The Code aims to...
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 and the so-called Third World. You gained life-long...
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, the Irish Government has tabled the Arbitration...
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 opportunities to strengthen their contributions to global human...
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