Ireland ranks 5th on Global Gender Gap Index.

RTE News: Irish response to famine aid 'remarkable'
Updated: 19:07, Thursday, 18 August 2011

Irish aid agencies working to help famine victims in Somalia say the response to their appeals for financial help has been 'remarkable'.

"Tremendous Generosity" Shown to Humanitarian Organisations in Ireland say Dochas
By Martin Murphy
Epoch Times Staff

"Over 12 million people are facing famine because of severe shortages of food and water in large parts of east Africa as the region is experiencing the worst drought for around 60 years. Fortunately, the suffering of the people of the Horn of Africa has not gone unnoticed in Ireland. Despite recent calls that charity begins and supposedly ends at home, the people of Ireland have once again shown tremendous generosity in the face of human suffering," said Hans Zomer, Director of Dochas.

New York Times - The Doctor's World
30 Years In, We Are Still Learning From AIDS
Published: 30 May, 2011
By Lawrence K. Altman, M.D.