WFWP Ireland, Lorna Byrne and with the support of the Sisters of Faith for Peace had a very meaningful and fruitful event marking the occasion of the International Day of Peace. We were grateful to have had the opportunity to host the event in Chester Beatty Library in Dublin Castle, on Sunday, 20 Sep 2015. With this event we launched the ‘Dublin Peace Forum’ which is to bring like-minded people together from across all sectors of society and to provide a platform for discus

Thank you to Lorna Byrne for her support of the recent joint event with WFWP Ireland, marking the Day of Peace and discussing the EU migrant crisis. Please see her report of the event here. We really appreciate her important and heartfelt contribution! #ireland #peacebuilding #latestnews

WFWP Ireland supported the most recent event of the Sisters of Faith for Peace (SFP) which had the privilege of being hosted by Christ Church Cathedral, with the support of the Dean of the Cathedral. It took place on 19 Oct 2015 in Dublin, Ireland. In these turbulent times when the media on occasions portrays religion as a source of conflict it is so beautiful and empowering to see so many women from different faiths coming together and sending out a clear message of peace. A

WFWP Ireland supported the Sisters of Faith for Peace (SFP) visiting the Jewish Orthodox Congregation in Dublin on 10 June 2015. It was an invaluable and engaging Women’s Interfaith Gathering, bringing together about 25 women of the Muslim, Christian as well as Orthodox and Progressive Jewish faiths in a social interfaith exchange. Estelle Menton, former President of the Jewish Representative Council of Ireland, and honorary member of the SPF, welcomed us very warmly on behal

Updated about 3 months ago WPWP Ireland co-sponsored the launch event of the Sisters of Faith for Peace (SFP). This initiative was inspired by the Global Women’s Peace Network, and is bringing women from the 3 Abrahamic faiths together, while it is open to all faiths. This official launch event took place under the theme ‘Building Bridges and Nurturing Peace by Understanding and Dialogue’. We were deeply honoured to have the current First Lady of Ireland, Sabina Higgins, of

On 20 May 2014, WFWP Ireland in collaboration with the Lantern Centre in Dublin, hosted an Interfaith Prayer Evening in support of the worldwide #BringBackOurGirls campaign. Recently, we have all been following the news about the tragic events of the abduction of over 200 Nigerian schoolgirls on 14 April 2014. It's hard to come to terms with such a horrendous crime being inflicted on these innocent school girls. As a result a worldwide campaign emerged called #BringBackOurGir