Derry St Joseph’s Boys’ School to host Olive Branch for Gaza coffee morning
St. Joseph’s Boys’ School, Derry is hosting its annual Olive Branch for Gaza Appeal to raise funds for the provision of water trucks for the people of Gaza.
St. Joseph’s Boys’ chosen charity, Uisce for Gaza, has dedicated volunteers working on the ground in Gaza.
The Coffee Morning will take place on Monday, June 22, in St Joseph’s Assembly Hall from 9:00 to 11:00am. St Joseph’s said that all are warmly welcome, and that they hope that parents, members of the local community, community groups, and political representatives will be able to join them.
Uisce for Gaza, spearheaded by Irish teacher Siobhain Grogan, is an initiative committed to delivering clean drinking water to the people of Gaza. St Joseph’s said they are delighted to welcome Siobhain as a guest speaker at this event.
Working in partnership with the Kildare branch of the Ireland-Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the project has successfully delivered over 6 million litres of clean drinking water to Gaza since August 2024. It costs approximately €280 to fund a full truckload of water, and contributions of any amount are deeply appreciated.
A spokesperson for St. Joseph’s Boys’ School said that they proudly raised tens of thousands of pounds for Uisce for Gaza.
“Our students, staff, and wider community have supported this effort through a range of initiatives, including sponsored fasts, non- uniform days, and coffee mornings. Funds are sent directly to Uisce for Gaza and distributed through Mohammed Alazzami, a teacher and community worker in Khan Younis, who coordinates the delivery of water trucks (each carrying 4,500 litres) to areas without access to mainstream aid.”
Uisce for Gaza provides regular updates and acknowledgements on social media platforms such as Instagram and TikTok, with St. Joseph’s most recent contribution—Truck 1493—delivered on May 17, 2026.
The staff and students of St. Joseph’s Boys’ School, together with the local community, also wished to extend their deepest and most heartfelt condolences to the family of Dermot Gallagher, who sadly passed away at the beginning of this year, particularly to his wife, Carol, and his children, Éimhear, Fionn, and Éabha, as well as to his friends and colleagues.