The men and women of the 117 IrishPolBatt serving with the UNIFIL multinational peacekeeping force in south Lebanon were amongst thousands of people at home and abroad who turned out to do a virtual GOAL Mile today in support millions of vulnerable people all over the world.
"But we were delighted to do our GOAL Mile today, and to support the vulnerable communities GOAL supports in Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.” Those in Ireland who turned out to do a GOAL Mile were lots of sports stars including running legend and GOAL Ambassador Eamonn Coghlan and Operation Transformation psycologist Dr. Eddie Murphy.
Family spokesperson, Niamh Flanagan, Assistant Professor in Applied Social Studies in Maynooth University, and the only one of four siblings who lives in Ireland, said doing the GOAL Mile today was really special. Said Niamh: “Every Christmas at least some of our family are together to celebrate in Ireland, and in recent years we have built the wonderful tradition of doing a GOAL Mile on Christmas day. It is always a special time when we get out together as a family and do something for others.”
She said: “I want to extend a world of thanks to each and every person in Ireland and across the world for uniting as one global family this Christmas to make a difference. Thank you for your humanity.”