Focus Magazine Group

Focus Magazine is Ireland’s leading magazine on global development issues!

Since 1978, Focus magazine has been making links between issues in Ireland and in the South. It aims to provide alternative views and analysis on development and global justice to those in mainstream media. We challenge assumptions, and promote understanding of, interest in and action on, development issues among a broad public.

The magazine is produced, written and edited 3 times a year by our volunteer group. Our volunteers are a diverse group of people interested in exploring and expressing their views on development and global justice issues. The 4,000 copies which we print go far and wide, across the country to pubs, bookshops, universities, classrooms, community centres and other interesting spaces and places.

Get Involved - Join the Group!

There are many parts to the cycle of production for each edition of Focus. You can become involved by:

• Having ideas for issues we should pick up, angles we could look at, people (from the Global South and North) we could interview or ask to write articles. Let us know your ideas and thoughts about the magazine!
  
• Becoming part of the editorial group. The group meets once a month to help shape the magazine by choosing topics to include and organising the production. Members of the group also write, edit and proofread articles.
  
• Distributing Focus Magazines in your pub, class, community group, workplace and many other places all over Ireland. Let us know how many copies you could distribute and we will send them to you. It’s our volunteers all over the country who ensure we reach as many people as possible. We’re especially interested in getting Focus to places off the beaten track!

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Contact Fleachta, call 01 4783490 or email fleachta@comhlamh.org to get involved or find out more.