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<title><![CDATA[ ALTRUISTIC SPIRIT ALIVE AND WELL IN IRELAND ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ The generous nature of the Irish people is alive and well, according to research carried out by overseas development agency Gorta. Celebrating National Volunteering Week this week, the charity has released findings from some detailed market research that it carried out with its volunteers across the country recently. ]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ Address by President Michael D. Higgins in Boston ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Reflecting on the Gorta Mór:  the Great Famine
of Ireland Some narratives, their lessons and
their legacy ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 11:02:59 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Speakers Announced for Louth Conference ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ “Making Hunger History – Local Heroes in faraway places” is the title of a special event organised by Gorta which takes place this Saturday, April 28th at the Westcourt Hotel, Drogheda, commencing 2pm. All are welcome – there is no charge or entry requirement. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:21:17 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gorta to Hold Commemorative Famine Walk in Ballina ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Gorta is to hold a remembrance Famine Walk in Ballina on 7th May 2012. The walk coincides with the National Famine Commemoration &ndash; which is due to take place in Drogheda the following weekend. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Opening Famine Event to Feature Many Louth Links with the Worlds Poor ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ “Making Hunger History – Local Heroes in Faraway Places” will take place at the Westcourt Hotel, Drogheda at 2pm on Saturday, April 28th. All are welcome to attend and admission is free.

 

Organised by Gorta – the Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland, speakers at the event will include Louthman Brendan Rogers, Director General of Irish Aid and Mayor of Drogheda Kevin Callan along with representatives from the Medical Missionaries of Mary, Development Perspectives and Louth County Council. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:32:25 +0100</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gorta Urges Water Conservation on UN International World Water Day ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Most of us are blissfully unaware of the true water cost of the food we eat every day. For farmers in the developing world however the knowledge of the water cost of their produce is essential. This is why today (Thursday, 22nd March 2012) on World Water Day, Gorta, the Irish development organisation dedicated to eradicating hunger, is calling on all of us to consider how we can best conserve water. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 15:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gorta Welcomes Government's New Africa Fund ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Attending the launch of the Government’s Africa Agri-Food Development Fund, Gorta CEO Brian Hanratty welcomed the initiative, predicting it would create successful three-way partnerships involving Government, business and development agencies. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 07:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gorta to Get the Nation Sipping 350,000 Bowls of Soup! ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Gorta’s Soup for Life campaign kicks off today (Monday, 5th March) and the charity is urging everyone to get out and sip some soup to make hunger history. Almost 300 venues across 26 counties are taking part in the campaign and Gorta are hoping that the people of Ireland will sip and slurp their way through 350,000 bowls of soup! ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:08:40 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Spring Cleaning? Gorta needs your unwanted items ]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[ Spring has arrived and Gorta is issuing a pressing appeal for unwanted items to be donated to its 10 charity shops nationwide, which urgently need new stock. The charity is asking people who are doing traditional spring cleaning to give any clothes, household items or accessories to Gorta. This appeal will help transform communities in some of the world’s poorest countries.  ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ Gorta Signs Up 200 Restaurants for ‘Soup for Life’ 2012 ]]></title>
<link>http://www.gorta.org/media-centre/366/</link>
	<description><![CDATA[ Gorta – the Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland this week announced its partnership with ‘Love Irish Food’ for its annual ‘Soup for Life’ campaign, at an event in Dublin’s Mansion House. The event, which was hosted by Lord Mayor Andrew Montague, was attended by many of Ireland’s best known restaurateurs and foodies and formally launched Gorta’s ‘Soup for Life’ campaign in Dublin. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:46:28 +0000</pubDate>
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