‘This sort of thing is not allowed’
July 18, 2018 by Colm Regan
Nelson Mandela was born a century ago on July 18th, 1918. You are all familiar enough with his life story not to require any re-telling here. Of all world leaders…
‘This sort of thing is not allowed’
July 18, 2018 by Colm Regan
Nelson Mandela was born a century ago on July 18th, 1918. You are all familiar enough with his life story not to require any re-telling here. Of all world leaders…
Ireland at UN 2018: reporting on progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals – live!
July 17, 2018 by Tony Daly
22:20 And that’s a wrap! Huge thanks to the civil society delegation who fed information, tweets, links and updates from New York (including Freyja Bourke, Deirdre Carolan, Anne Carthy, Paul…
Our world in 90 seconds
June 28, 2018 by Colm Regan
It took just less than 90 seconds to graphically reveal the horrific underbelly of globalisation and of ‘modern’ consumerism and business. Five years ago, in April 2013, the eight story…
7 ways to live a more sustainable lifestyle
April 17, 2018 by Maebh Ni Ghuairim
As consumers, how can we both consume more sustainably and influence companies to produce more sustainably? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues series,…
Are democracy and ‘development’ linked? Comparing homelessness in Damascus, Dubai and Dublin
April 11, 2018 by Ghalya Farahat
Is the status of a country’s democratic health a fair measure of human development gains? What about when we test this idea against the case of homelessness? A final-five finalist…
‘The large house in which we live demands’ – Martin Luther King on Development Education
April 7, 2018 by Colm Regan
This week marks the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
International Women’s Day: reminding ourselves why and what it stands for
March 8, 2018 by Colm Regan
Colm Regan presents 10 resources to explore International Women’s Day, celebrated globally every year on March 8th. IWD was created in 1910 but only recognised by the UN in 1975….
I gave up plastic for Lent. Could you?
February 21, 2018 by Rachel Mary Dornan
Rachel Mary Dornan reflects on the challenges she experienced in giving up plastic for Lent and wonders if plastic-free living is affordable in a rising tide of plastic use. As…
Development: the ‘overs’ and ‘unders’
February 15, 2018 by Rosie Stack
How much development is ‘enough’? A final-five finalist in the 2018 Trinity College Dublin and developmenteducation.ie development issues series, Rosie Stack argues it’s time to re-evaluate the development project and…