https://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3muwrla3kzs2bThis event has been so popular we had to get a larger venue! If you want to learn more about Reframing the mainstream narrative around road safety, road violence and active transportation. Register for this free lecture today! https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/reframing-road-safety-a-public-lecture-by-tom-flood-tickets-1995684175090?aff=oddtdtcreator [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Sep 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3muwrla3kzs2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mupjj5q6xc2yWide-ranging analysis of housing policy in Ireland by Archbishop Dermot Farrell "And what about the exploitation of those who are vulnerable through their precarious housing situation? It is not a law of nature that requires landlords to extract the highest possible rent from their tenants.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Sep 2026 17:47 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mupjj5q6xc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mup2jyczuk2hTonight at 5:30, a protest is taking place to stop the public transport fare increase! Effectively making Public Transport users pay for cheaper fuel costs of those who drive cars. You can read more about this and a few other events in this week's blog https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/09/04/cognitive-dissonance-the-governments-climate-policy-position/04 Sep 2026 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mup2jyczuk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3muokjyckgc2shttps://open.spotify.com/episode/3YR1XNEAENiLcWgcbfof2u?si=Dhafa03oRdKeWfQFKsY7Gw&utm_source=copy-link The first episode of the Irish Penal Abolition Podcast is out! A great starting point to learn what abolitionism is from @keithadams.bsky.social and Robert Cullen.04 Sep 2026 08:33 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3muokjyckgc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3muepgojwes2fThis summer, Europeans are paying twice for our fossil fuel dependence. Heatwaves, wildfires & drought are devastating people’s lives. Ever-growing energy bills are pushing families and businesses into doom. 1/231 Aug 2026 10:34 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3muepgojwes2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mu56o2a3lc2fPutting young people in prison does more long term harm than you think. It can affect their education, work prospects and mental health long term in a way that goes well beyond their time in prison. [contains quote post or other embedded content]28 Aug 2026 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu56o2a3lc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mu4zzu3sbc2bAITA for being too poor to leave my parents’ house? Or am I just a victim of a Government more concerned with assisting reckless profiteering from a social good? https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/08/27/aita-or-just-a-victim-of-the-housing-crisis/28 Aug 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4zzu3sbc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mtxwqynx7s2xhttps://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/2026/08/20/irelands-housing-policy-needs-greater-coherence/ 'It is quite extraordinary that successive governments refuse to consider implementing the Kenny report " 1/26 Aug 2026 08:41 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxwqynx7s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mtji3dgujc2thttps://www.jcfj.ie/2026/08/20/working-notes-at-100-and-kevins-farewell-lecture/ At the end of July we hosted a celebration for Working Notes 100 and a farewell for @kevinhargaden.bsky.social If you wish to hear Kevin's Farewell lecture check out the link in the blog below!20 Aug 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtji3dgujc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mtit663bcs2jhttps://www.irishtimes.com/ireland/social-affairs/2026/08/14/irish-social-housing-law-reforms-could-result-in-rise-in-rough-sleeping-un-expert-says/ We are glad to see the UN sharing our concerns that the new Housing & Residential Tenancies Act (Misc.) 2026 will have a lasting negative impact on our homelessness crisis.20 Aug 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtit663bcs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3msxxjt2mw226'Should society decriminalise the possession of small amounts of drugs for personal use? I would argue yes. I have personally spent five mornings in court with a young man who was charged with possession of cannabis valued at €2.' https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/08/13/ending-a-war-the-need-to-decriminalise-drugs/13 Aug 2026 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxxjt2mw226https://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mrunboguxk26If you are not familiar with Rundale, you should check them out In the summer issue, our penal policy advocate @keithadams.bsky.social explores how the State delays and redacts investigations into its own violence [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Jul 2026 14:23 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrunboguxk26https://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mrufy73tqc2u"This selective concern about road violence and the ambivalent and disjointed response to what is a national crisis is disturbing. At what point does ambivalence shift into something more malicious?" https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/29/at-what-point-does-ambivalence-shift-into-something-more-malicious/30 Jul 2026 12:12 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrufy73tqc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mrmp67nk3c2j🚨Follow up tothe Faith in the NEIC report🚨 https://www.activelink.ie/vacancies/community/125581-acet-dublin-north-east-inner-city-faith-liaison-part-time ACET and DCIF are looking to hire a Faith Liaison for Dublin's North East Inner City. If you or someone you know would be interested apply through the link above ⬆️27 Jul 2026 10:35 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmp67nk3c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mrd5n27hgs2nhttps://www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/23/could-saint-joseph-answer-your-housing-prayers/ 'With our layered housing crisis and an obvious willingness for people to turn towards spirituality, as we see in Phibsborough, it is interesting that there is not more discussion about Saint Joseph'23 Jul 2026 15:27 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrd5n27hgs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mrczmldyv22khttps://www.rundale.org/2026/07/21/157-seconds-death-in-an-irish-prison-death-unseen/ 'Over fifty deaths in three years should pose a challenge to the Irish prison system’s claim of “safe and secure custody.'23 Jul 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrczmldyv22khttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mr65adotvc2bhttps://tinyurl.com/radicalfraternity 'Valuing fraternity rejects [the thinking that the dignity of others becomes collateral so long as the individual...is protected from privation.] It remains a radical proposal in our economic and social life because it does not subordinate human ends for economic ones.' https://francescoeconomy.org/why-is-fraternity-more-radical-than-it-sounds/21 Jul 2026 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr65adotvc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mqrk64ykfs2q'Vast amounts of data is being amassed by these tech giants, data that is personally linked to us. Data forged from your actions should ultimately belong to you. ' @kevinhargaden.bsky.social Last blog with us before he leaves for Notre Dame https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/16/the-digital-steam-engine-magnifica-humanitas-ai-and-the-cause-of-labour/16 Jul 2026 15:24 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqrk64ykfs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mqoxtzaji22bWhile we are sad to see him go we refuse to let him leave without a proper send off. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Jul 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqoxtzaji22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mqlv2crm5s23Are you interested in changing the economy? Do you believe we can live in a world that actively cares for each other? Come join us for a young Adults walk and talk this Saturday at Killiney Dart station!14 Jul 2026 09:22 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqlv2crm5s23https://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mqjvlgqg5s2o"... currently, criminal justice is expected to remedy everything, from poverty to missed educational chances to addiction. It was never designed to carry this load and does not do it well." Breda O'Brien on what prison, as an institution, can and can't do /1 https://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026/07/13/breda-obrien-our-justice-system-should-have-better-ways-of-dealing-with-the-likes-of-enoch-burke/13 Jul 2026 14:27 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqjvlgqg5s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mqcfrjcr3k2n'Like the cooperatives and Muintir na Tíre in the 20th century, Dingle Hub operates today on what could be described as principles of subsidiarity—empowering the community at its most local level to pursue the common good' https://www.jcfj.ie/2026/07/10/teacht-le-cheile-with-dingle-hub/10 Jul 2026 14:55 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqcfrjcr3k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mq7warkxmk2iWe are thrilled to see this new post - North-East Inner-City Faith Liaison Officer - being recruited. It follows publication of 'Faith in the North-East Inner-City' - a collaboration by JCFJ, ACET Ireland and DCIF - where a faith liaison officer was a key recommendation👇 https://www.jcfj.ie/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Faith-in-the-North-East-Inner-City.pdf [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 Jul 2026 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7warkxmk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/jcfjustice.bsky.social/post/3mq7vwyjizk2i🚨New job alert🚨 ACET Ireland and Dublin City Interfaith Forum are seeking to employ a North-East Inner-City Faith Liaison Officer, responsible for building connections between and across c.50 faith-based communities in NEIC with other community supports. Details 👇 https://www.activelink.ie/vacancies/community/125581-acet-dublin-north-east-inner-city-faith-liaison-part-time09 Jul 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:g7map2phyo5j4yrh5fn74a5v/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq7vwyjizk2i