Niall Leahy SJ Niall Leahy SJ is the Director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. Before entering the Jesuits he worked in the financial services sector and qualified as a Chartered Accountant. Since joining the Jesuits he has gained degrees in philosophy, education and theology with a focus on eco-theology. After ordination he… Read more »

Angela Kenny Angela Kenny is Advocacy Manager at FoodCloud. After an early career in advertising Angela changed direction and is now focused on advancing climate policies to protect our precious planet, for our current and future generations. On a damp morning in Dublin, volunteers at a local community centre gather around crates of bread, fruit,… Read more »

Divya Ravikumar-Grant in association with Professor Saoirse Nic Gabhainn and Professor Colette Kelly Affiliation: Health Promotion Department, University of Galway Divya Ravikumar-Grant is an assistant lecturer in health promotion and nutrition at ATU Sligo. She is a registered dietitian with a master’s in health promotion. Divya has also worked as a researcher on several health… Read more »

Edmond Grace SJ Edmond Grace SJ is a research fellow with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. He studied theology in the Milltown Institute, law at Trinity College Dublin, and Columbia University. He is the author of Democracy and Public Happiness, Advisor on Citizen Participation on The Wheel, and former Secretary for Ecology in… Read more »

Keith Adams Keith Adams is Penal Policy Advocate at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice, Dublin, and a doctoral candidate at Leuven Institute of Criminology. NOT ONLY CALORIES Every aspect of prison life is subject to rules. Whether the rules or standards are applied fairly, promptly, or in good faith is for an entirely… Read more »

Fintan Lyons OSB Fintan Lyons OSB is a monk of Glenstal Abbey. His publications include Martin Luther: His Challenge Then and Now; Food, Feast and Fast: From Ancient World to Environmental Crisis; The Persistence of Evil: A Cultural, Literary and Theological Analysis; and The People’s Celebration of the Eucharist. Issue 98 of Working Notes was… Read more »

Siobhán McNamara Siobhán McNamara is Province Ecology Officer with the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice One of the first topics of conversation in the JCFJ when I joined the team in January 2025 was soup kitchens. Dublin City Council had just announced proposals to restrict on-street food provision by charitable organisations. The issue was… Read more »

An interview with Frank Brady SJ on the Irish language and renewing ecosystems “When I was in the Gaeltacht in West Cork,” Frank Brady recalls, “many, many people spoke English. But any time I spoke Irish, I was always answered in Irish.” That simple act of response – of being met where one is, i.e.… Read more »

Ruby R. Alemu Ruby R. Alemu holds a PhD in Theological Ethics from Aberdeen University. Her recent thesis The Cries of the Animals: Integral Ecology After Laudato Si’, explores missing nonhuman animals in the encyclical through the perspective of ‘anthropocentrism’ and the Thomistic and Franciscan influences of Laudato Si’ and Catholic Social Teaching. She has… Read more »

Judith Russenberger Judith Russenberger, Christian Climate Action, is a retired mother of three, with degrees in Building Surveying and Biblical Studies, and a member of the Third Order of the Society of St Francis. Her activism has included weekly vigils outside the British Parliament, Lloyds of London, and the headquarters of Shell and BP. Her… Read more »