Carlow concert raises over €6,000 for Gaza family
Organisers of the Voices for Palestine A Concert of Love and Support present the proceeds to Maram Salah, pictured Celine Dooley, Noeline Connell, Rev Paul Fitzpatrick and Ollie Hennessy
CARLOW’S ‘Voices for Palestine’ concert has raised a total of €6,215 to support Maram Salah and her family in Northern Gaza, following a successful event held at St Mary’s Church last month.
The fundraising total was officially presented to Ms Salah on Tuesday 22 April at the Community House in Carlow town.
The concert, which took place on Friday 14 March, featured performances from a diverse line-up of musicians, including Indeceltic, Johnny Gleeson, Louise Keegan, Nuala Foley, Ukrainian opera baritone Maksym Lozovyi and members of the local vocal group enCÓRe.
Rev Paul Fitzpatrick, who served as MC for the event, expressed his gratitude to all involved. “The collaborative effort was remarkable. Generosity and goodwill in Carlow once again knows no bounds,” he said.
Ms Salah, a 25-year-old Palestinian now living in Carlow, spoke at the concert about her family’s situation in Gaza. She recently graduated with a master’s degree in digital marketing and data analysis from the South East Technological University (SETU) and has been working to support her family after their home was destroyed in the conflict.
With the help of community support, Ms Salah has already managed to bring her younger brother Ammar to Ireland, where he is now studying software engineering at SETU on a scholarship. The funds raised from the concert will help provide for her remaining family members in Gaza, particularly for basic necessities, including access to water.
