Irish people donate €12m to famine relief

Irish people have donated €12m to help those hit by famine in the Horn of Africa.

Irish people donate €12m to famine relief
Thu, 18 Aug, 2011 - 14:17

Irish people have donated €12m to help those hit by famine in the Horn of Africa.

The money is in addition to the €8.2m worth of relief pledged by the Government to support humanitarian workers on the ground in Somalia.

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