On Saturday 17th December there was a great response from local people in Cabra to our appeal for non-perishables for Br Kevin’s Homeless Day Center. There was a steady flow of people turning-up all afternoon to donate all sorts of non-perishable goods at Mary’s office. By the end of the day there were crate loads of nappies, baby wipes and lots of other goodies as well as more than €1600 collected through the sale of raffle tickets with great prizes donated by local businesses. Br Kevin was delighted with the donation of money and goods and sends his thanks and best wishes to all who gave so generously.
Japan
I was proud to represent the Oireachtas Committee for Enterprise, Tourism and employment on our recent delegation to Japan. For almost 70 years Ireland has enjoyed strong diplomatic relations with Japan. Ireland opened it’s first embassy in Tokyo in 1974 In 2025 Ireland renewed and strengthened its presence in Japan
