A cycle to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia and pulling a gun for homeless charity.
Concern workers Terina Kelly from Dundalk and Ann McLoughlin from Ballinasloe had been held hostage in Tigray for over seven weeks. The relief workers who had been in Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Drogheda since their return from Ethiopia two weeks ago. Both women were in Dublin to meet the eight men and two women who completed a three day charity cycle from Castlebar.
FCA men from Griffith Barracks in Dublin were also doing their bit for charity. The men pulled an L/60 Anti-Aircraft Gun through Dublin city centre. They are raising funds for Hope, a charity for homeless boys, and the Army Benevolent Fund.
An RTÉ News report broadcast on 25 June 1983. The reporter is Joe O'Brien.
