Niall Leahy SJ Niall Leahy SJ is the Director of the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. Working Notes continues to be a flagship expression of the Irish Jesuits’ commitment to both the sacred and the secular sciences, and their mutually enriching collaboration. The Jesuits who founded JCFJ and launched Working Notes were inspired by... Read more »

Kevin Hargaden Kevin Hargaden is Social Theologian at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. Kevin works in conjunction with the team to reflect theologically on political and policy issues. He holds a PhD in Theological Ethics from the University of Aberdeen. WHAT IS “SOCIAL THEOLOGY”? Contemporary Ireland is defined by a curious paradox: we... Read more »

Keith Adams Keith Adams is Penal Policy Advocate at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice and a doctoral candidate at Leuven Institute of Criminology. A PRISON MANIFESTO WITHOUT THE PRISONER Charged with writing a manifesto for penal policy in Ireland, I mulled for a long time over how to structure such a document, or... Read more »

Alexia O'Brien Alexia O’Brien is Housing Policy Advocate at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. She is primarily focused on research and advocacy relating to the production of housing and living conditions. She holds a PhD in Geography from Trinity College Dublin. Introduction Unpacking the current state of Irish housing could be a whole... Read more »

Ciara Murphy Ciara Murphy is Environmental Policy Advocate at the Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice. She works on influencing policy change at a national level as well as focusing on community-based local initiatives. She holds a PhD in Environmental Microbiology from UCD. INTRODUCTION: THE POLITICAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL CONTEXT The green wave – the... Read more »

For this issue’s “Can I get a witness?” Niall Leahy SJ interviews Sophie Manaeva. Sophie is a full-time graduate student at TCD and part-time theological research assistant at JCFJ. NL:    Sophie, your full-time occupation is as a student. Could you tell me what course you’re doing and what kind of knowledge and skills you’re learning... Read more »