Republic of Ireland

The Climate Chaos Wave

Posted by Lizzy Noone in Get Active! | 19 November 2009 | 0 comments
Lizzy with fellow campaigners. Join them on 5 December.

My boyfriend has a tattoo of a wave on his arm. He acquired it for free from a guy called Tattoo Lou. Now, I’m far too unromantic to dream about a matching tattoo, but an upcoming event in Dublin has me thinking of waves and tattoos.

Cross-party call to halt aid cuts

17 November 2009

A group of 30 TDs and senators have called on the government not to cut the overseas aid budget any further.

Women of Concern launched in Cork

Posted by Gail Williams in Get Active! | 15 October 2009 | 0 comments

First Dublin, and now Cork! We recently launched our Women of Concern group in Cork City in the hospitality suite of the Heineken Brewery.

Coming to a school near you

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Get Active! | 8 October 2009 | 0 comments
Charles, Maasai Moraani and Fionnagh Nally

Over on the Fast site, Fionnagh Nally has been blogging about her trip to Kenya.

The raffle winners

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 25 September 2009 | 0 comments
David Waldron receiving his prize from Concern's Caroline Hickson

The draw for the Concern summer raffle took place yesterday at Ireland’s National Ploughing Championships. The raffle was part of our Make Your Mark on Hunger campaign.

Videos: I care because

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 17 September 2009 | 0 comments

In this video, representatives from Ireland’s aid organisations talk about why they care about the cuts in the aid budget.

Charity begins at home?

Posted by Tom Arnold in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 14 September 2009 | 0 comments

In this video, I give my views about the recent cuts in Ireland’s aid budget.

We still care

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 9 September 2009 | 0 comments
Representatives from Ireland's aid agencies outside the Department of Finance

It’s true, times are tough here in Ireland. But does that mean we care any less about people living in severe poverty?

“Not forgetting poorest of poor”

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Concern Blog | 8 September 2009 | 0 comments
Edouine Fatiuma, Kosongo, DR Congo, is part of Concern's outreach project

A recent Irish Times editorial wrote: “It is a regrettable reality that, as the economy shrinks, overseas aid, set as a proportion of GNP, automatically shrinks.

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