Lebanon effort raised €5,000

The recent fundraising event held in Kilcullen for the displaced people of Lebanon raised €5,000.

The money has been given to Trocaire with a special request that it be used in areas where Irish Defence Forces have served on peackeeping missions.

The money was raised by a collection day and a bring and buy sale, and awareness of the situation in the war-torn country was raised especially by pictures taken by Col Des Travers on a recent trip there with Amnesty.

Brian Byrne.