Karol Balfe
IrelandpoliticianMale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Karol Balfe is the chief executive of ActionAid Ireland, an organization dedicated to fighting poverty and injustice worldwide. He has been critical of Ireland's financial policies that facilitate fossil fuel investments, arguing that the country plays a significant role in exacerbating the global climate crisis despite lacking a domestic fossil fuel industry.
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Karol Balfe is the Chief executive of ActionAid Ireland.
Trump’s divisive policies are having a profound impact around the world – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2026-09-13
Ireland· 2026-09-13
Karol Balfe is the Chief executive of ActionAid Ireland.
A famine unfolding in real time – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-05-05
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Karol Balfe is the chief executive of ActionAid Ireland.
More than €31bn in fossil fuel investments ‘based in Ireland’ – The Irish TimesThe Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·Ireland· 2025-04-30
Ireland· 2025-04-30Also mentioned
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