Ronan Keating

"This isnt' about people at home putting their hands at their pockets. This is about joining a campaign to get our governments change things".

Irish singer Ronan Keating was 18 when he made his debut. Now, after ten years, he is still in the public eye. His songs "Life is a rollercoaster", "When you say nothing at all", "We've got tonight" and "If tomorrow never comes" have become classics.

In June 2004, Ronan made a trip that was to change his life. He visited farmers and families in Ghana and other developing countries and was shocked at the sight of poverty and how unfair trade laws were destroying livelihoods.

Ronan already supports many charities and set up his own (Marie Keating Foundation) after he lost his mother to cancer in 1998.

Ronan Keating was nominated FAO Goodwill Ambassador on 16 October 2005.

In this capacity, Ronan has been featuring in PSAs on international media in support of FAO and has recorded numerous promotional messages

In September 2006, he starred in the Mega Concert “Música vs. Hambre” held in Asunción, Paraguay.

In the framework of World Food Day 2009, Ronan Keating plans to deliver a statement at the Houses of Parliament in London on 14 October 2009, on the occasion of the meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Agriculture and Food for Development which has now launched its Parliamentary Inquiry into the UK’s Role in Tackling the Challenge of Global Food Security until 2050.