Ionbhá

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>Ionbhá</em></strong><em style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> or </em><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>empathy</strong><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> is a core element of wisdom and a universal language of the soul. It brings joy to the everyday making the unbearable bearable. </span><em style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>We need empathy in schools just as we need empathy in the world right now</em><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> - Cillian Murphy Actor and Patron of the UNESCO Child and Family Research Centre.</span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>The wide range of contributions to the publication </span><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)><em>Ionbhá</em></strong><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> act like a compass guiding us on things that really matter in life. Reflections on </span><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>empathy</strong><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> illuminate its healing properties vividly opening our eyes to the countless ways in which its power can shape us all. </span><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>This collection shows that no matter how big or small empathetic actions have a massive impact. Although we rarely appreciate how these actions affect people and their communities they often reverberate long after we act. </span></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>89 contributors include </span><strong style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Michael D. Higgins Hozier Tolü Makay The Edge Rachael Blackmore Blindboy Boatclub Mary Coughlan Clodagh Finn Katy Hyland Imelda May Brendan O'Connor Louise O'Neill Valery Biden Owens and citizens from all walks of life.</strong></p><p class=ql-align-justify><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>All royalties from the sale of this book</span><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)> will go directly to delivering the </span><strong style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>Activating Social Empathy </strong><span style=color: rgba(14 16 26 1); background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1)>education programme in Irish schools and youth work organisations.</span></p><p><br></p>