Your View: Ireland always shows its concern for downtrodden

The message to the 4,780 Concern staff, who all work in remote or insecure parts of the world, is simply this; the Irish public have your back, they are not going anywhere.

As we approach our second Covid Christmas, it is important to remember that, if it is tough in Ireland, it has become almost unbearable in many parts of the world. And it’s not just because of the pandemic.

The combination of Covid, climate change, conflict and the rising cost of food is driving
millions of people to desperation. Famine, which we thought was consigned to history, is back
with a vengeance and 43 million people are now on the brink of starvation.