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Junior Cycle Religious Education: Organisations for peace & justice

How often Organisations for peace & justice comes up on the Religious Education papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Organisations for peace & justice, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Organisations for peace & justice.

(a)Corrymeela, founded in 1965 by Ray Davey, works mainly to…
  1. Build new churches in developing countries
  2. Bring together people divided by conflict
  3. Train missionaries to work overseas
(b)Trócaire, set up by the Irish Catholic bishops in 1973, works mainly to…
  1. Run pilgrimages to Lourdes and Knock
  2. Build new Catholic schools in Ireland
  3. Tackle poverty and injustice abroad
(c)Amnesty International, whose symbol is a candle in barbed wire, is best described as…
  1. A non-religious human rights group
  2. A United Nations peacekeeping force
  3. A Christian missionary society
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(a) Bring together people divided by conflict

(b) Tackle poverty and injustice abroad

(c) A non-religious human rights group

Your turn: Common Level questions on Organisations for peace & justice.

Common Level

Asked on 4 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q1
2025Q14
2024Not asked
2023Q13
2022Q15

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Organisations for peace & justice questions

Organisations for peace & justice, 2 marks

The United Nations was set up in 1945 mainly to…

  1. Spread one single religion around the whole world
  2. Organise the Olympic Games
  3. Keep peace and security between nations
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Keep peace and security between nations

After the Second World War, countries formed the UN to prevent war and protect human rights. Irish soldiers have served on UN peacekeeping missions since 1958.

Organisations for peace & justice, 2 marks

The Society of St Vincent de Paul in Ireland is best known for…

  1. Holding peace talks in the North
  2. Visiting and helping people in poverty
  3. Organising group pilgrimages to Lourdes each year
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Visiting and helping people in poverty

Founded in Paris in 1833 by Frédéric Ozanam, its volunteers visit homes and run shops and hostels, inspired by the Gospel call to serve people in need.

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