I wanted to work in Africa since long before I retired. Vincentian Lay Missionaries allowed me to succeed in this ambition. Many organisations required volunteers to make a one to two year commitment which my own family circumstances wouldn’t have allowed me to. In October 2016 I happily began an eight week adventure with VLM […]
**Looking for something different to do for valentines night. Well why not join us ** DANCE THE NIGHT AWAY WITH RONAN COLLINS He will playing all the showband hits on SATURDAY 11th FEBRUARY, THE CELTIC ROSS HOTEL, ROSCARBERY, CO CORK. Tickets for the show and wine reception €23 Dinner and show €45 Or make […]
Sorcha Galvin, from Moate, Co. Westmeath, is a student at DIT who volunteered with VLM in Alemachen, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last June. “In this life, we cannot always do great things, but we can do small things with great love”- Mother Theresa. VLM’s moto is to “do one thing, do something.” Ethiopia has previously been […]
Sarah Murphy took a career break from her work in the accounts and finance sector to spend six months in Ethiopia with VLM. Here are some of her memories from her time there. ‘Those first few minutes driving down Bole road are tinted brown like an old film flicking, passing underneath palm trees lining the […]