Peace Groups Express Alarm At Dismantling of Triple Lock August 23, 2024 - Peace Groups Express Alarm At Dismantling of Triple Lock Afri is joining peace groups throughout Ireland in expressing alarm regarding the upcoming proposed changes to the ‘Triple Lock’, which requires UN authorisation along with Cabinet and Dáil approval if our troops are to be deployed overseas. The Tánaiste has said that the draft legislation will...Continue reading Peace Groups Express Alarm At Dismantling of Triple Lock 
Hiroshima anniversary – Afri calls for Irish leadership in global peacebuilding August 6, 2024 - Hiroshima anniversary – Afri calls for Irish leadership in global peacebuilding Irish peace and justice organisation Afri, along with anti-war groups and peace campaigners from around Ireland attended Irish CND’s Hiroshima commemoration in Dublin today, Tuesday, August 6th. The annual commemoration took place at the iconic CND cherry tree in Dublin, which was planted in Merrion...Continue reading Hiroshima anniversary – Afri calls for Irish leadership in global peacebuilding 
Afri appoints its new Coordinator July 11, 2024 - Afri is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Coordinator. Katie Martin will take over from Joe Murray as Coordinator of Afri on September 2nd. Katie’s ideals, passion, values and experience are an ideal fit for her new role. She will have the opportunity as coordinator of a small but impactful NGO, to exercise...Continue reading Afri appoints its new Coordinator 
Contribution by Donal O’Kelly at the Famine Walk 2024 June 25, 2024 - ‘On Thursday I heard Palestinian writer Adania Shibli, banned from receiving her prize at Frankfurt Book Fair, talk about how her parents kept silent about what they endured in the Nakba of 1948. It took her thirty years to realise they couldn’t talk about it. As humans we find it hard to talk about the...Continue reading Contribution by Donal O’Kelly at the Famine Walk 2024 
Famine Walk 2024: Speech by the Walk Leader Faten Sourani June 25, 2024 - Saturday, May 18th, 2024 Famine Walk 2024: Speech by Faten Sourani ‘Friends, supporters, and kind people who have come all the way here today to commemorate, learn, and act. I feel deeply honored to be among you.
Famine Walk 2024 April 17, 2024 - The Doolough Famine Walk will take place on Saturday, May 18th 2024. Once again, this year, walkers will gather in Louisburgh for conversation, talks and music before being ferried by bus to the start of the walk. Retracing the steps of several hundred people who made this journey in search of food during An Gorta Mór,...Continue reading Famine Walk 2024