417 households receive cheques thanks to €1.4 million in flood relief donations
Walk, Trek or Climb in aid of the Irish Red Cross
Sign up for our 2010 challenges and climb Mount Kilimanjaro, walk the Great Wall of China or trek Machu Picchu.
Flora Women's Mini Marathon
Join the Irish Red Cross's team of ladies in the Flora Women's Mini Marathon 2010 and show your support for our work in communities at home in Ireland and overseas. The Flora Women's Mini Marathon is taking place on the 7th of June, bank holiday Monday and we want you to be part of our team.
417 households receive cheques thanks to €1.4 million in flood relief donations
417 households around the country will receive flood relief cheques from the Irish Red Cross this week thanks to €1.4 million generously donated by the people of Ireland to the Flood Disasters Appeal since November 2009.
Earthquake in Chile
On 27 February 2010, at approximately 3.35 a.m. local time, an earthquake of magnitude 8.8 struck the country of Chile. The epicentre was located 63 kilometres southeast of Cauquenes in the region of Maule (406 kilometres south from Santiago). As a consequence, the tsunami which was generated affected a coastal strip of more than 500 kilometres.
Over €2 million raised in Irish Red Cross Haiti Appeal
The Irish Red Cross reported today that over €2 million has been raised to date in its Haiti Appeal. The appeal was launched in mid-January in response to the catastrophic earthquake which struck Haiti, killing over 200,000 and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
Irish Red Cross welcomes ratification of Convention on Cluster Munitions
On 1 August 2010 the Convention on Cluster Munitions will become binding international law in 30 ratifying States, and subsequently for all other ratifying States into the future.
Options Programme
OPTIONS is a structured Awards programme for all Irish Red Cross Youth Members aged 5 - 25 years. OPTIONS is all about giving choices to young people in the programmes that we run.
