“A real republic will stand for social justice and for equality. Social Justice Ireland calls on leadership from all sectors of Irish society to become part of a debate on a new social contract for a new century,” said Dr Seán Healy.

Care for others requires more than policy and funding: it requires a true sense of community. The fight against poverty and exclusion must involve all of us - Archbishop Martin.

Citizens’ Assembly proposal has always been about paving the way for removing the only remaining legal protection for the unborn child.

Failure to invest in prevention and early intervention is a failure to protect vulnerable children, Barnardos warns.

Focus Ireland calls for five election demands to be delivered by the new Government to help end the current housing and homeless crisis.

230,000 children are at risk of poverty – up 12,000 in a single year warns Social Justice Ireland.

“While families are flooding into homelessness, Ministers are bickering, arguing with one another and disagreeing with one another" - Fr McVerry.

“This is not the time for tax cuts. All available resources should be used to address Ireland’s major deficits in areas such as caring, housing and poverty."

Government believes "the sexes are completely interchangeable and that men and women bring nothing special and distinct to the lives of their children” - Iona Institute.

New figures released by Focus Ireland show the number of homeless families in Dublin alone rose to 450 over the first 11 months of this year.

Bishop Denis Nulty of Kildare & Leighlin appointed president of ACCORD.

Iona Institute Director discusses ‘Church and State under Enda Kenny’.