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Niall Leahy SJ
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Jesuit, environment and theology, Director of @jcfjustice | Podcast: Sons of Ignatius
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Many striking images and messages in this blog post about @tomflood.bsky.social’s lecture in Dublin by Ciara Murphy @jcfjustice.bsky.social

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Reframing Road Safety with Tom Flood - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Tom Flood was in town to deliver a public lecture “Reframing Road Safety” on the 22nd September to a packed Dargan Theatre in Trinity.
www.jcfj.ie
September 29, 2026 at 9:00 PM
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Huge turnout last night to see @tomflood.bsky.social deliver his genius, funny messages in person.

'BICYCLES DELIVER THE FREEDOM THAT CAR ADS PROMISE'

(l to r) Ciara and nlsj.bsky.social of JCFJ, Tom, Claire Byrne of TCD and Damien our NCC
September 23, 2026 at 8:32 AM
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Listening to the inspirational @tomflood.bsky.social speak to a packed TCD theatre in Dublin last night I realised 1. We need to put children at the centre of our transport systems. GIVE KIDS THE FREEDOM TO CYCLE TO SCHOOL THE WAY WE USED TO
September 23, 2026 at 7:03 AM
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It me 👇
September 19, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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'It is quite extraordinary that successive governments refuse to consider implementing the Kenny report " 1/
Ireland’s housing policy needs greater coherence
We need more homes of every tenure: homes to buy, homes to rent, social homes and cost-rental homes
www.irishtimes.com
August 26, 2026 at 8:41 AM
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olaln.bsky.social
It is about time that we reclaimed Dublin waterways and made Dublin a swimmable city. Because a swimmable Dublin is a healthier, more liveable, climate resilient, and equitable Dublin.

My piece in the Journal!
#BlueHealth
No cool down capital: Dublin is a city by the sea, so why is it so hard to go for a swim?
As heatwaves become more frequent, access to safe, swimmable blue spaces in our cities is not a luxury, it should be a public health priority.
www.thejournal.ie
July 27, 2026 at 8:51 PM
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On Saturday, @nlsj.bsky.social and @keithadams.bsky.social joined a small gathering with Sr Helen Prejean CSJ, prison chaplains, and legal scholars. It was an inspiring conversation.

Sr Helen is an American religious sister and death penalty abolitionist, www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOLu...
June 22, 2026 at 9:17 AM
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Books like these educate people like me about everything that goes into the food that we eat. I received both of these as gifts and how grateful I am. @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
June 14, 2026 at 2:42 PM
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kevinhargaden.bsky.social
Me and my boss, Niall, dared to offer some hot takes on the new Papal teaching about living well in an algorithmic age.
May 28, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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Listen to @jcfjustice.bsky.social’s first impressions of Pope Leo’s first encyclical #magnificahumanitas youtu.be/0WGuzxjg9jo?...
Magnifica Humanitas: A brief discussion around the main themes
YouTube video by Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ)
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May 28, 2026 at 8:17 PM
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I can still be a St Pat's supporter and be very excited that @jcfjustice.bsky.social are working with @bfcdublin.bsky.social on the possibility of developing community wealth building for the northside of Dublin. Sean McCabe here laying out the vision
Sean McCabe (dialling in from Central Europe) exploring how an unexpected overlap between a soccer club and the Society of Jesus might clear ground for really innovative climate justice initiatives.
March 27, 2026 at 10:52 AM
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***Save the Date*** Registration will open soon for the JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026.

This year, we welcome Pieter De Witte from KU Leuven with a paper titled "For we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgiveness."
March 27, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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March 17, 2026 at 10:40 AM
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iern.org/laulanie/ New prize for agroecology students
The Henri de Laulanié Prize
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February 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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The uncomfortable truth is that much of the chocolate we consume is relatively cheap because someone else, and somebody much poorer than us, is paying the price. Our bargain is their poverty and our pleasure is their pain. 

www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/19/n...
No Bad Chocolate for Lent - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
For many people, Lent is a time to temporarily abstain from chocolate. Is this self-denial pleasing to God? Niall Leahy SJ takes a closer look at the chocolate industry before making up his mind.
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February 19, 2026 at 11:49 AM
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Last week, RTE's Psychiatric Care Scandal docs and Ivan Rosney's death report shone light on the some of the darkest recesses of Irish society.

"Prisons ... exacerbate the rapid fraying of a person’s mind. It is not too much to draw an equivalence to torture."
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Prison Has No Waiting List - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Those caught in this situation are often too unwell to stand trial, condemned to spend an indeterminate time in an overcrowded prison. Prisons, which have a deleterious effect on those with stable men...
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February 16, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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An appalling proposal is hidden at the end of the Government’s Bill on the airport cap; it would exclude decisions under the legislation from the current obligation on almost all public bodies to consider their climate impact and to be consistent with climate objectives.
Head 12 Exemption from the Act of 2015 Provide that: Any function or exercise undertaken under this Act shall be exempt from the provisions of section 15 of the Act of 2015. Explanatory Note This Head provides that the provisions of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 do not apply to any functions or exercises undertaken under this Bill.
February 12, 2026 at 11:54 PM
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13.02.2026 | Derry City 2-2 Dundalk FC.

📸 Sportfile
February 14, 2026 at 10:25 AM
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kevinhargaden.bsky.social
My office is on this street. If the people who live there vote a gangster into office, it should be very easy to understand since it is bordering on the criminal how their area is treated: www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
One in ten homeless people in Ireland living on one Dublin street
One in ten people who are homeless in Ireland are living in accommodation on one Dublin street, according to figures released to RTÉ's Prime Time.
www.rte.ie
February 13, 2026 at 8:10 AM
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NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months

* Down in 2025
* Still below Mar 2024
* Clean energy wave a key factor

If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far…

www.carbonbrief.org/...
February 12, 2026 at 7:38 AM
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I interviewed a retired prison officer last year who told me of one prisoner’s mother showing up on the day of his committal with his teddy; he couldn’t sleep without it. Mick has been covering this for a long time
www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
Ireland’s prison system under fire over treatment of inmates with mental illness
RTÉ documentary lays bare how prisoners with severe mental illness are failed by the State, with devastating consequences for families
www.irishexaminer.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM
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kevinhargaden.bsky.social
Everyone in @jcfjustice.bsky.social is very excited about this from @mickbyrne.bsky.social
New book from Michael Byrne, seeking to map why the rent is too damn high
February 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
nlsj.bsky.social
More of this please. Badly needed.
dublininquirer.com Dublin Inquirer @dublininquirer.com · Feb 7
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store. It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
In Cherry Orchard, a new alliance is working towards the goal of a cooperative grocery store
It’s one of the initiatives being pursued by the Dublin 10 Food Alliance, in a push to help ease the acute food poverty in the area.
www.dublininquirer.com
February 9, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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kevinhargaden.bsky.social
A good interview about how poor the new government has been, from the mouth of someone at the heart of the (much better) older one
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Roderic O’Gorman 'still facing threats and social media abuse'
'I never got homophobic abuse until I was 39, a minister, and there’s a gang outside Leinster House with a noose," says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman.
www.irishexaminer.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:43 PM