Results List
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Fifty Plus in Ireland 2011
Source: Trinity College Dublin
Older people in Ireland play a valuable role in supporting their families and communities, are generally happy with life and have significant unmet health needs, according to this report by Trinity College Dublin. This is the first in a series of four reports from The…
Resource type: Research Report
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Catalysing LGBT Equality and Visibility in Ireland
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
From 2004-2013, Atlantic funded four organisations working to improve human rights, visibility, and access to services for LGBT people in the Republic of Ireland. This video looks at a few examples of these grantees’ successes, including a landmark 2010 civil partnership law, a scheduled public referendum…
Resource type: Video
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The Crucial Role of Philanthropy in the Republic of Ireland
Source: Colin McCrea
The Republic of Ireland needs more philanthropists, who in turn can make a lasting difference in their country, said Colin McCrea, Senior Vice President at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in this speech at the Dublin City University Leadership Circle Dinner. Introduction Ladies and Gentlemen, President Ferdinand…
Resource type: Speech
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Fidéle Mutwarasibo Discusses the Multicultural Reality of Ireland
Fidéle Mutwarasibo, Integration manager at the Immigrant Council of Ireland, discusses multiculturalism at the Council of Europe’s NGO forum on diversity, He reveals his own personal experience as a Rwandan in Ireland and offers his advice on how the Dublin authorities can ensure the successful…
Resource type: Video
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Health and Wellbeing: Active Ageing for Older Adults in Ireland
Source: The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA)
Evidence from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing People aged 54 and older in Ireland continue to make substantial contributions to their families and the communities in which they live, according to the third report of results from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA).…
Resource type: Research Report
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A Major Milestone for Dementia in Ireland: A National Strategy
Source: The Atlantic Philanthropies
In December 2014, the Irish government published a National Dementia Strategy, designed to tackle one of the key health challenges of the 21st Century. This was a watershed moment and one that Atlantic had been working towards for several years. In this video, Mary Sutton,…
Resource type: Video
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STAD: Stop Transphobia and Discrimination
Source: Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI)
Transgender people face elevated levels of violence and discrimination in the Republic of Ireland, according to this report from Transgender Equality Network Ireland (TENI). The Stop Transphobia and Discrimination (STAD) report, the first of its kind, documents 32 hate incidents, of which 15 were designated…
Resource type: Research Report
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The Role and Contribution of Philanthropy to the Lives of Older People in Ireland
Source: The International Journal of Aging and Society
Atlantic’s philanthropic work has played a role in transforming the ageing sector in Ireland since 2008, according to this report. Several methods were used in a sector-wide evaluation, including documentary analysis, one-to-one in-depth interviews, a cross-sectional survey of grant-holders and collaborative work with Northern Ireland.…
Resource type: Research Report
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Early Childhood Education in Ireland
Source: Publicpolicy.ie
This report compares the provision of early childhood education in Ireland to other developed countries. Overall the report found that despite evidence showing high returns from investment, Ireland spends significantly less than other developed countries on early childhood education. The report bases its comparisons using data…
Resource type: Research Report
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In from the Margins: Roma in Ireland
Source: Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre
The Roma community in Ireland continues to experience structural discrimination in accessing their basic rights to employment, education, social protection, housing and healthcare. This report from Nasc, the Irish Immigrant Support Centre, an Atlantic grantee, identifies the often subtle and complex barriers to integration that Roma…
Resource type: Research Report