Founded in 1973 as the official overseas development agency of the Catholic Church of Ireland.
Total income in 2008-9 (through February 2009) was €60.7 million. In 2008-9, Trócaire received government funds from Irish Aid (€23.5 million), EU (€1.7 million), and UK (€640,682). A long-term agreement with Irish Aid will provide €116 million between 2007 and 2011.
Claims to work with local partner organizations in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East on "poverty," "climate change," "emergency relief," "HIV/AIDS," "gender equality," "human rights," and "injustice."
Political campaigns and biases include initiating the "This Wall Must Fall" petition urging Israel to "remove the wall" to mark the "40th year of Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands."
Sponsored "Exile Remembered: Israel, Palestine, and the Nakba – 60 years on," an evening of music and poetry to commemorate that "750,000 people were made homeless during the foundation of the Israeli state."
In 2007-2008 Trócaire spent €747,747.93 on two regional programs - a human rights program to "secure the implementation of international law and an end to Israeli occupation of Palestinian land" and an emergency program (pg. 42). In 2006-2007, Trócaire spent €95,969 in "Palestine." In 2005-2006 Trócaire funded projects such as "Protecting the Rights of Palestinians in East Jerusalem and campaigning against Israel's closure policy" (€35,000) and "Reconstruction of homes demolished in violation of international humanitarian law" (€10,000).
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