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Oxfam opens first midland charity shop in Mullingar
Oxfam Ireland is extremely proud to welcome shoppers to its new Mullingar shop on 3 Oliver Plunkett Street, which is the first Oxfam Ireland shop to open anywhere in the Midlands region. Oxfam’s official opening will commence at 11am next Thursday June 3 when the opening ceremony will be performed by a local celebrity!
Hunger is not for the faint of heart or weak of stomach
Watching grown men smear walls with faeces with their bare hands, hardly elicits thoughts of beauty, and yet, somehow you walk away from Steve McQueen’s Hunger feeling just that.
Westmeath spending belts tighten but charity gifts still a hit this Christmas
A new survey conducted by Oxfam Ireland has revealed Irish people still intend to buy charity Christmas gifts this year, despite tightening their spending belts overall.
Climate change awareness fundraising event
ÁRUS NA nGael will host the Climate Camp Fundraiser tonight at 9pm to raise money for this year’s camp which will address the key causes of climate change.
Sir Bob Geldof to appear at Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s NUIG address
Sir Bob Geldof will give the introduction to Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s lecture on aid, justice, and charity in Áras na Mac Léinn, NUI, Galway, on Sunday at 5pm.
UNWRA delegate to give eye-witness account of Gaza
In a presentation to be held at The Imperial Hotel tonight (Thursday) UNWRA delegate Susan Johnson will give an eye-witness account of what the people of Gaza have endured.
Women protest outside council offices
Two women in the sixties staged a picket outside Mayo County Council offices this week — with one of them on a hunger strike — as they want the council to buy their home in Clareville, Claremorris.
Swap socks for goats this Christmas
This November and December, Oxfam Ireland is urging the people of Westmeath to choose their Christmas presents from its alternative gifts catalogue, Unwrapped.
