Charities to donate €2m

AID agencies Trócaire and Concern will between them donate €2 million towards victims of the tsunami disaster, matching the Government's contribution.

Charities to donate €2m
Thu, 30 Dec, 2004 - 00:00
Eoin English and Catherine Shanahan

Trócaire yesterday announced it was raising its allocation from €100,000 to €500,000, while Concern upped its contribution from €250,000 to €1.5m.

Both appealed for public support to allow them increase their contributions.

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