Irish Examiner View: True Irish spirit found in little boxes

Lía López Blanco (7) from Guatemala and Nelson Ogunsanya (10) from Dublin at the launch of this year's Trócaire Lenten appeal. Trócaire is a classic example of how that generosity and hard work have gone together over the generations. That is the true history of Ireland, not the garbled nonsense peddled by manipulative racists. Picture: Mark Stedman

A great Irish success story celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, a milestone which should see the organisation concerned showered with plaudits. That organisation is focused on neither quick profits nor technological oneupmanship, but is devoted instead to helping the poorest people on earth.

For many readers, Trócaire is synonymous with the little cardboard boxes which have been brought from primary schools to homes all over Ireland at Lent, before being returned with donations at Easter time.