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Table quiz

A table quiz will take place in Dillon’s Bar and Restaurant, Dillon Terrace, Ballina, on Friday April 24 at 9pm. All proceeds will go towards Haven Charity Build It Week in Haiti.

Two-county vintage road run to benefit new Haiti Haven

Up to 100 vintage cars, tractors and motorbikes will take to the roads of Kilkenny and Wexford on Sunday, June 14 in support of a new Haven, which aims to build homes for the people of Haiti.

Benefit for Haiti

A benefit gig to support a building project in Haiti will take place on Saturday (September 5) in Galway.

Bring on the melodic indie @ Róisín Dubh

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A NIGHT of music from highly promising Irish indie acts will take place in the Róisín Dubh on June 25 with Citizen, The Heritage Centre, Saving J, and Voodoo Fire in Haiti.

Salerno nun appeals for prayer and funds for victims of Haiti earthquake

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A former Galway based nun who has been working in Haiti for the past five years has spoken of the devastation caused by the recent earthquake which has affected an estimated three million people in this the poorest country in the western hemisphere.

Disabled man to climb Croagh Patrick in aid of Haiti charity

Michael Corbett has not walked since a car accident left him a quadriplegic in 1975. However, this did not stop the man from Newport from wishing to climb one of his county’s highest peaks — Croagh Patrick.

Sweet potato

The sweet potato, or boniato, is in fact not a potato at all, but a member of the morning glory family. This versatile vegetable has a great many uses and makes a refreshing change from the traditional spud. The sweet potato is ideal for roasting, making soups, for purees, and many more culinary uses. Additionally the bright orange colour of the vegetable tells us that the sweet potato is also a good source of carotene and vitamin A. Additionally this vegetable is regarded as the most important tropical root crop in the world. Introduced into Africa, possibly by slave traders, the sweet potato has since its introduction steadily replaced the true yam in Africa as a major source of carbohydrate.

Our weather woes will encourage us to help Haitians

Over the past three months this region has suffered at the hands of mother nature — first with the floods which devastated and continues to devastate lives in parts of South Galway and in and around the Claregalway area where many people are still to return to their homes.

Irish NGO appeals for aid and volunteers to rebuild Haiti

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Irish based international NGO Haven is calling on Galway people to volunteer to build houses for Haitian families experiencing extreme poverty. The organisation, which works to provide houses and community development schemes in the impoverished country, will hold a meeting in Galway this evening (Thursday). The group has also appealed for donations to help stricken communities following this week’s devastating earthquake in Haiti.

Local woman tells of earthquake shock

Aisling Brennan from Ballinagore, Kilbeggan was on holidays in the Dominican Republic with her boyfriend John when the devastating earthquake hit neighbouring Haiti on Tuesday night.

 

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