Insult to all who fasted for the Third World

YESTERDAY thousands of Irish people denied themselves a day’s food for one of our country’s best traditions - the annual Concern Fast.

Fri, 26 Nov, 2004 - 00:00

Anyone who has participated will confirm how easy it is to raise money, because very few people are hard-hearted enough to deny Third World citizens the money they need to survive.

There are the Scrooge-like exceptions - and it is an embarrassment to say that our cash-rich Government is the most culpable exception of all.

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