Irish company donates day’s revenue to Gaza emergency appeal

A company in Northern Ireland donated a day’s worth of revenue to Oxfam Ireland’s Gaza emergency appeal, public broadcaster RTE reported Tuesday, Anadolu reports. Rug retailer Kukoon in Newry donated £180,000 ($242,824) to Oxfam Ireland’s Gaza emergency appeal after launching a social media campaign with an initial target of £40,000. “This sends a message of hope that despite all the darkness we see, the hope that can be transferred through people being active in this part of the world, doing something that’s practical, that’s useful, and that can have that kind of impact is such a positive thing to take from this extraordinary event,” Oxfam Ireland CEO Jim Clarken said during his visit to Kukoon’s headquarters. He noted it was […]