Plea to Ahern over broken aid promise

Taoiseach Bertie Ahern was today urged to avoid embarrassment on the world stage by setting a new date of 2010 for honouring Ireland’s promise on overseas aid.

A fortnight before world leaders meet for the United Nations summit in New York, Dochas called on the Government to set a date for fulfilling its commitment of 0.7% of GNP on overseas aid.