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Niall Leahy SJ

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Jesuit, environment and theology, Director of @jcfjustice | Podcast: Sons of Ignatius

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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Many striking images and messages in this blog post about @tomflood.bsky.social’s lecture in Dublin by Ciara Murphy @jcfjustice.bsky.social www.jcfj.ie/2026/09/29/r...
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Reframing Road Safety with Tom Flood - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Tom Flood was in town to deliver a public lecture “Reframing Road Safety” on the 22nd September to a packed Dargan Theatre in Trinity.
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Irish Cycling Campaign @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Huge turnout last night to see @tomflood.bsky.social deliver his genius, funny messages in person. 'BICYCLES DELIVER THE FREEDOM THAT CAR ADS PROMISE' (l to r) Ciara and nlsj.bsky.social of JCFJ, Tom, Claire Byrne of TCD and Damien our NCC
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Listening to the inspirational @tomflood.bsky.social speak to a packed TCD theatre in Dublin last night I realised 1. We need to put children at the centre of our transport systems. GIVE KIDS THE FREEDOM TO CYCLE TO SCHOOL THE WAY WE USED TO
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
It me 👇
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/lett... 'It is quite extraordinary that successive governments refuse to consider implementing the Kenny report " 1/
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Ireland’s housing policy needs greater coherence
We need more homes of every tenure: homes to buy, homes to rent, social homes and cost-rental homes
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Ola Løkken Nordrum @olaln.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
It is about time that we reclaimed Dublin waterways and made Dublin a swimmable city. Because a swimmable Dublin is a healthier, more liveable, climate resilient, and equitable Dublin. My piece in the Journal! #BlueHealth
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No cool down capital: Dublin is a city by the sea, so why is it so hard to go for a swim?
As heatwaves become more frequent, access to safe, swimmable blue spaces in our cities is not a luxury, it should be a public health priority.
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
On Saturday, @nlsj.bsky.social and @keithadams.bsky.social joined a small gathering with Sr Helen Prejean CSJ, prison chaplains, and legal scholars. It was an inspiring conversation. Sr Helen is an American religious sister and death penalty abolitionist, www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOLu...
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Books like these educate people like me about everything that goes into the food that we eat. I received both of these as gifts and how grateful I am. @herdyshepherd.bsky.social
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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Me and my boss, Niall, dared to offer some hot takes on the new Papal teaching about living well in an algorithmic age.
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Listen to @jcfjustice.bsky.social’s first impressions of Pope Leo’s first encyclical #magnificahumanitas youtu.be/0WGuzxjg9jo?...
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Magnifica Humanitas: A brief discussion around the main themes
YouTube video by Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice (JCFJ)
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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
I can still be a St Pat's supporter and be very excited that @jcfjustice.bsky.social are working with @bfcdublin.bsky.social on the possibility of developing community wealth building for the northside of Dublin. Sean McCabe here laying out the vision
Sean McCabe (dialling in from Central Europe) exploring how an unexpected overlap between a soccer club and the Society of Jesus might clear ground for really innovative climate justice initiatives.
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
***Save the Date*** Registration will open soon for the JCFJ Annual Lecture 2026. This year, we welcome Pieter De Witte from KU Leuven with a paper titled "For we know not what we do. Reflections on punishment, community and forgiveness."
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Dundalk Football Club @dundalkfc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
iern.org/laulanie/ New prize for agroecology students
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The Henri de Laulanié Prize
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
The uncomfortable truth is that much of the chocolate we consume is relatively cheap because someone else, and somebody much poorer than us, is paying the price. Our bargain is their poverty and our pleasure is their pain.  www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/19/n...
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No Bad Chocolate for Lent - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
For many people, Lent is a time to temporarily abstain from chocolate. Is this self-denial pleasing to God? Niall Leahy SJ takes a closer look at the chocolate industry before making up his mind.
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Last week, RTE's Psychiatric Care Scandal docs and Ivan Rosney's death report shone light on the some of the darkest recesses of Irish society. "Prisons ... exacerbate the rapid fraying of a person’s mind. It is not too much to draw an equivalence to torture." www.jcfj.ie/2026/02/16/p...
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Prison Has No Waiting List - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Those caught in this situation are often too unwell to stand trial, condemned to spend an indeterminate time in an overcrowded prison. Prisons, which have a deleterious effect on those with stable men...
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David Healy @davidhealy.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
An appalling proposal is hidden at the end of the Government’s Bill on the airport cap; it would exclude decisions under the legislation from the current obligation on almost all public bodies to consider their climate impact and to be consistent with climate objectives.
Head 12 Exemption from the Act of 2015
Provide that:
Any function or exercise undertaken under this Act shall be exempt from the provisions of section 15 of the Act of 2015.
Explanatory Note
This Head provides that the provisions of section 15 of the Climate Action and Low Carbon Development Act 2015 do not apply to any functions or exercises undertaken under this Bill.
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Dundalk Football Club @dundalkfc.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
13.02.2026 | Derry City 2-2 Dundalk FC. 📸 Sportfile
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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
My office is on this street. If the people who live there vote a gangster into office, it should be very easy to understand since it is bordering on the criminal how their area is treated: www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
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One in ten homeless people in Ireland living on one Dublin street
One in ten people who are homeless in Ireland are living in accommodation on one Dublin street, according to figures released to RTÉ's Prime Time.
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Simon Evans @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org · 12/02/2026
NEW ANALYSIS: China's CO2 has now been 'flat or falling' for 21 months * Down in 2025 * Still below Mar 2024 * Clean energy wave a key factor If this is China's peak (TBC) it's the climate story of the century so far… www.carbonbrief.org/...
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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy @deshocks.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
I interviewed a retired prison officer last year who told me of one prisoner’s mother showing up on the day of his committal with his teddy; he couldn’t sleep without it. Mick has been covering this for a long time www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
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Ireland’s prison system under fire over treatment of inmates with mental illness
RTÉ documentary lays bare how prisoners with severe mental illness are failed by the State, with devastating consequences for families
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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Everyone in @jcfjustice.bsky.social is very excited about this from @mickbyrne.bsky.social
New book from Michael Byrne, seeking to map why the rent is too damn high
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
More of this please. Badly needed.
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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
A good interview about how poor the new government has been, from the mouth of someone at the heart of the (much better) older one www.irishexaminer.com/news/politic...
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Roderic O’Gorman 'still facing threats and social media abuse'
'I never got homophobic abuse until I was 39, a minister, and there’s a gang outside Leinster House with a noose," says Green Party leader Roderic O’Gorman.
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I BIKE Dublin @ibikedublin.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Having rowed back on lowering speed limits and reforming the Road Safety Authority, Minister Canney is now doubling down on the RSA's failed policies by scapegoating the most vulnerable on the road instead of following evidence-based measures to make our roads safer. irishcycle.com/2026/01/23/c...
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Cycling without a helmet and high-vis clothing may be made criminal offences in Ireland
— Law areound cyclists being reviewed with e-scooter proposals for helmets and high-vis. Seán Canney, the Minister of State for road safety, is considering making it illegal to cycle without …
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
This sheds a lot of light on the science and business of food. Education is not enough. Time for government to start the shift away from ultra processed food www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2026...
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How Ireland got hooked on ultra-processed foods – and the only viable solution
Reformulating ultra-processed food as effective as low-tar cigarettes or guns with fewer bullets
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Keith Adams @keithadams.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
guess we know the reason why the Minister for Justice was sitting on this inspection report
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Go raibh maith agat for the plug Marc!
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Mike McKillen @mikemckillen.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
‘Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin’: Judge reduces €50,000 damages award by 80% By the same token, I have to declare experientially that drivers seem to be out-of-control on our roads managing to kill 190 in 2025. www.irishtimes.com/crime-law/co...
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‘Cyclists have become a nightmare in Dublin’: Judge reduces €50,000 damages award by 80%
Court finds cyclist was mainly responsible for collision with motorbike in which he suffered brain and soft-tissue injuries
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Irish Cycling Campaign @irishcyclingcmpn.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
"What we need is a transport system that supports heath. This means safe, high-quality infrastructure for walking and cycling integrated with high quality public transport that is complimented by car use when needed." Excellent article by Dr. Catherine Conlon. www.thejournal.ie/readme/road-...
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Opinion: 2025 was a devastating year on Irish roads. We need a transport system that keeps us safe
Safety of pedestrians and cyclists on Irish roads is going in exactly the wrong direction, writes Dr Catherine Conlon.
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Regime change in an oil rich country - I mean what could go wrong.
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
Looking forwarding to hosting this webinar on Pope Leo’s first major piece of teaching next Tuesday 28th with @kevinhargaden.bsky.social , Fr Peter McVerry SJ and Trocaire’s Jane Mellet
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
In our latest blog post @kevinhargaden.bsky.social calls for our leaders to be courageous in facing up to a climate crisis that won't negotiate. www.jcfj.ie/2025/10/14/b...
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Believing Is Not Escaping: What Politics Could Learn from Religion - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
Naming the Assumptions Let us start by stating two common assumptions: The first position used to be extended often by Richard Dawkins and Christopher Hitchens and their ilk. I have heard it myself: t...
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Dublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Buried at the back of an article - current Director of the Irish Car Park Association; David Cullen admits they were wrong about the #TransportPlan “We’ve been embarrassed to say we got it wrong… some of our car parks are busier than ever”
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 11/10/2025
‘Mon the Town!
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
Can’t wait to go to this. Please spread the word among younger adults who might be interested.
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
We are excited to welcome @nlsj.bsky.social as JCFJ's new director. His experience in the Church, Community & knowledge of social justice issues will be an excellent guide in the coming years! More here: www.jcfj.ie/2025/09/04/j
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JCFJ Has a New Director - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
The Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice is delighted to announce the appointment of Fr Niall Leahy SJ as its new Director. The appointment marks a further investment by the Irish Jesuits in the missio...
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Webowop @webowop.bsky.social · 28/08/2025
"The darkness first takes our children who then kill our children, using the guns that are easier to obtain than aspirin. We sacralize death's instruments and then are surprised that death uses them." - Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, TX
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Hope and humility in a time of environmental crisis — the theme of my homily yesterday at Knock on Day 7 of the National Novena to Our Lady of Knock. VERY ENCOURAGED by how warmly the message was received. #Laudatosi youtu.be/wzvaRo0nqzE?...
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YouTube video by Knock Shrine
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
Just another example of the many things continuing to feed our housing crisis
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 14/08/2025
JCFJ’s new housing policy advocate @alexiacobrien.bsky.social is not only educating me about #housing policy but also about new Irish pop music.
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
www.jcfj.ie/2025/08/07/p... @nlsj.bsky.social helps us explore what localism looks like in his 3rd in the three part blog series on localism different parts of society, encouraging us to challenge what we see as normal:
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Pope Francis' Love for the Local - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
If you do a search for the word ‘local’ in Laudato Si’, Pope Francis’ letter on the care of our common home, you will discover that the document is peppered with references to all sorts of local conce...
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Let us introduce you to Daniel O’Connell, the Liberator. A🧵 Born on this day 250 years ago, he won Catholic emancipation in 1829 without violence, proving that mass political mobilisation could change British policy in Ireland. /1
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Niall Leahy SJ @nlsj.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Jesuits from across Europe reflect on what it means to find God in all things youtu.be/Yo-jrk-b7Hw?...
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Finding God in All Things: Jesuits across Europe reflect on Ignatian Spirituality
YouTube video by Jesuits in Britain
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Dublin Commuters @dublincommuters.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
The Government rollback on commitments to reduce road speeds is quite simply shocking! 30kph speeds have been proven to reduce road accidents, injuries and fatalities but will now be left up to local Councils We’re calling on them to recommit to #Love30 www.dublincommuters.ie/post/combine...
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Combined call on the Dept. of Transport to recommit to the introduction of a 30 km/h default speed limit in urban areas
The Dublin Commuter Coalition, along with other transport, safety, health and environmental groups, urge the Dept. of Transport to recommit to their original plan of reducing urban speed limits from…
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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 29/07/2025
So delighted to commend this book from my friend and colleague Matthew Whelan: "Christianity and Agroecology" cambridge.org/core/element... It’s available to download free of charge until August 4th. An amazing resource.
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Kevin Hargaden @kevinhargaden.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
I wrote about the revolutionary failure of the proto-bicycle and how we risk repeating that error
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JCFJustice @jcfjustice.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
www.jcfj.ie/2025/07/27/t... It's important we remember our history. 'The first bike was born out of crisis. In the wake of Mount Tambora’s eruption, old routines were no longer sustainable. Karl von Drais responded not by retreating into nostalgia but by inventing a new way of moving forward.'
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The Prophetic Origins of the Bicycle - Jesuit Centre for Faith and Justice in Ireland
In April 1815, the Mount Tambora volcano in Indonesia erupted with a force unmatched in recorded history. A massive plume of ash and gas reached the stratosphere, darkening the skies. The year before,...
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Tim Howles @timhowles.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Jesuits from four continents unite in the UK for Ecological Formation and Global Collaboration 2025 iern.org/jesuits-from... @campionhall.bsky.social @jesuitsbritain.bsky.social @jesuits.bsky.social @jesuitsglobal.bsky.social
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Jesuits from Four Continents Unite in the UK for Ecological Formation and Global Collaboration — Integral Ecology Summer School 2025
Participants were selected for their pastoral, academic, or professional engagement with ecological issues—ranging from scientific research and theological enquiry to hands-on projects with vulnerable...
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