30 Jul 2000
Concertgoers are being asked to put their own safety first by the Irish Red Cross which will have First Aid posts at all three of the major concerts coming up in the next few weeks.
28 Jul 2000
1. Bring additional clothes - even if it is warm at the start of the day, temperatures drop as the sun sets.
2. Bring something waterproof, preferably a light anorak or even a large plastic bag which can also be used to sit on.
3. Wear sun protection.
27 Jul 2000
Laois Red Cross have once again staged a national Red Cross event in the idyllic setting of the Patrician College, Ballyfin when they hosted the finals of the Presidents Perpetual Trophy competition.
19 Jul 2000
The second of two Irish Red Cross Delegates will leave early next week to begin a year-long assignment in Afghanistan.
15 Jul 2000
The winning Team from today's finals of the Irish Red Cross President's Perpetual Trophy Competition will have a busy year ahead of them preparing for Europewide competition.
13 Jul 2000
This weekend sees the second of two weekends of fun-filled activities hosted by the Irish Red Cross at Ballyfin, Co. Laois.
22 May 2000
Mr. David Andrews has been nominated by the Government to be a member of the Central Council of the Irish Red Cross for the period 1 May 2000 to 30 April 2003 and the President, HE Mrs Mary McAleese, has nominated Mr Andrews to act as Chairman to the Central Council of the Irish Red Cross Society during the same period.
5 May 2000
The Irish Red Cross today announced that it is transferring financial and food aid and is seeking more funds to deal with the worsening crisis in Ethiopia.
4 May 2000
New dangers are now present with the onset of heavy rains in famine-threatened south eastern Ethiopia.
1 May 2000
An ICRC-chartered Hercules C130 landed this week at Gode airport carrying 15 metric tonnes of emergency food aid for the communities most severely affected by drought and famine in Ethiopia's Somali National Regional State. The emergency operation is scheduled to last at least until the end of June.
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