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Preparing for Kenya

Naoise Kavanagh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:02:05 +0000

Update: you can follow the students’ trip to Kenya on Twitter. Click here.

Thoughts before Kenya trip

Naoise Kavanagh — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 15:10:14 +0000

This blog post was written by Myles McCormick, debates winner 2009.

Summer events

Naoise Kavanagh — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:56:34 +0000

We’re hoping you’re having a great summer. We’ve got loads of ways you can help support Concern’s work and have a great time, in Ireland.

Protesting against child labour: photos

Alan O Reilly — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:39:14 +0000

As I type, there’s a group of kite-flying, tattoo-bearing, banner-wavers marching down O’Connell Street. It’s World Day Against Child Labour today and the protesters are making their voices heard.

Temporary tattoos, kites and banners

Lizzy Noone — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:19:03 +0000

By now I’d say that anyone reading my blog posts thinks I have an unhealthy obsession with large props and tattoos (despite not having any real ones myself!). If I do a bit of soul searching I might have to admit that you are right.

I can’t get it out of my head

Richard Dixon — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 11:55:10 +0000

It was an evening of contrasts.

Women of Concern: photo gallery

Gail Williams — Thu, 28 May 2009 15:55:19 +0000

Last night, at the Chester Beatty Library in Dublin, we launched the Women of Concern group.

And the winners are...

Michael Doorly — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:07:53 +0000

We’re happy to announce the winners of the Concern Cecil Woodham Smith Creative Writing Competition 2009.

It’s official: schools rock!

Fionnagh Nally — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:14:06 +0000

A huge big thank you to all of you students and teachers who took part in the Concern Fast. Together you raised almost €400,000!

Looking back at the final

Michael Doorly — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:31:32 +0000

First of all, let me once again congratulate both Gort and Sandford Park for a brilliant Concern Debates National Final.