Coveney: Ireland must use wealth to help ease ‘extraordinary suffering’ across the world

Colm Brophy (left), and Simon Coveney (Julien Behal/PA)

The need for to share our wealth is greater than ever, Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Coveney has said.

Mr Coveney said €1.22 billion will be spent on overseas development aid next year to ease the “extraordinary suffering” across the world and “keep people alive”.