Category: Ireland

The Irish 17 October committee would like to present the groups around the country that are among those marking the Eradication of Poverty Day, 17 October – 2022. Read all about it in the National 17 October 2022 Programme Booklet published today. The booklet features information on the projects of each of the grantees funded this year. The committee wishes… Read more →

On the 17th of October each year, we come together to demonstrate the strong bonds of solidarity between people living in poverty and people from all walks of life, and our commitment to work together to overcome extreme poverty and abuse of human rights through our individual and shared commitments and action. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty intends… Read more →

The Irish 17 October committee would like to present the 14 groups around the country that are among those marking the Eradication of Poverty Day, 17 October – 2021. Read all about it in the National 17 October 2021 Programme Booklet published today. Click here to read it 🙂 The booklet features information on the projects of each of the… Read more →

“If nothing ever changed there would be no such thing as butterflies” The concept for the Irish 17 October 2021 theme “It’s Time to Change and End Persistent Poverty” was inspired by condensing the International theme “Building Forward Together: Ending Persistent Poverty, Respecting all People and our Planet” and focusing on it’s core message – which we took as being… Read more →

All Together in Dignity (ATD) Ireland in conjunction with the Irish 17 October Committee hosted an online commemoration of the United Nations International Eradication of Poverty Day, Saturday, 17 October. Over 60 people participated in the hour-long event. Our webinar can be viewed here: https://youtu.be/oV7nm81GlGU Unfortunately, the public health restrictions necessitated by the Covid-19 pandemic meant that the commemoration this… Read more →

What do you think when you hear about ‘poverty’? Our views can be influenced by the media, by popular stereotypes, and sometimes by personal experience.  To mark the United National International Day for the Eradication of Poverty on 17 October 2020, All Together in Dignity (ATD) Ireland has launched its new film, ’17 Voices, 1 Message – Stop Poverty #17October’. … Read more →

The President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins has supported International Day for the Eradication of Poverty for many years.  His statement for 17 October 2020 calls attention to the on going scandal of extreme poverty, hunger and climate change. Covid-19 has highlighted the fact that the twin crises of the pandemic and climate change do not affect everyone in the… Read more →

17 Grantees for the 17 October for the 17 SDGs The Irish 17 October Committee has some exciting news! 17 groups around the country are among those marking #17October World Day to #EndPoverty this year, and mindful of the 17 #sdgs. Read all about it in the National #17October 2020 Programme Booklet published today. The booklet features information on the… Read more →

I have had the privilege of participating over the last 20 years in the annual commemoration of the World Day for the Eradication of Poverty on the 17th October, first at the Famine Memorial and later at the nearby Human Rights and Poverty Stone, on the Custom House Quay, Dublin. With each passing year, I have grown in my understanding… Read more →

A new film is in the making by All Together in Dignity (ATD) Ireland, a member of the Irish 17 October Committee, featuring 17 people interviewed discussing poverty in Ireland and the importance of the UN International End Poverty Day. The film will be launched at an online commemoration on Saturday, 17 October at 11.00am via zoom. Those interviewed include people with… Read more →