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London Triathlon - photo gallery

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Get Active! | 22 February 2010 | 1 comment

Over the last two years, Concern’s teams in the London Triathlon raised over £135,000. This has helped to build a health centre and schools in Sierra Leone. Here's some photos from these two events.

Training for the triathlon

Posted by Tony Foster in Get Active! | 18 February 2010 | 0 comments
Tony Foster

Well, another year older, deeper in debt, and another triathlon season ahead! This year’s London Triathlon takes place on 7 and 8 August; I’ll be taking part in order to raise funds for Concern’s work in Liberia.

London Triathlon

Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Get Active! | 17 February 2010 | 0 comments

Will Byrne took part in the London Triathlon last year, as part of a team raising money for Concern.

Here is his encouraging account.

Buy Baxterbear

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Get Active! | 7 December 2009 | 1 comment
Baxterbear

Baxterbear has been very busy of late.

Calling on MPs to take action against poverty

20 October 2009

People throughout the UK joined millions across the globe over the weekend to call for an end to poverty and injustice.

A marathon effort

Posted by Niall O Murchu in Get Active! | 30 April 2009 | 0 comments

Concern's marathon team 2009: Niall Palmer-Sheehan, Peter Cruddas, James Fegan, Jared Cope, Tony Wright, Sally Higginson and Stacey Harrison

On Sunday 26 April, 13 dedicated runners took on the challenge of a lifetime – the London Marathon.

Recession, what recession?

Posted by Alan O Reilly in Concern Blog | 24 April 2009 | 1 comment
Brian Cowen and Gordon Brown

This week, the UK government announced that it wouldn’t be making any cuts to its overseas aid budget.

UK budget: aid untouched

24 April 2009

The UK government’s commitment to maintain levels of international aid in the recent budget has been welcomed by Concern Worldwide.

G8 commits to nutrition

24 April 2009

The G8 agriculture ministers have recognised the importance of nutrition and the crucial link between agriculture and access to food. Concern welcomes these commitments.

The wrong room

Posted by Tom Arnold in Tom Arnold’s Blog | 3 April 2009 | 0 comments

We met in House of Commons Committee Room 18. Why? Click here.

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