Twenty four thousand people will be provided with essential hygiene parcels and food supplies this week, thanks to the €75,000, which the Irish Red Cross has transferred to the Red Cross/Red Crescent Movement's Pakistan Monsoon Floods Appeal. This has been possible as a result of the generous donations received from people all over the country.
Thursday 19 August 2010
Today, August 19th, Irish Red Cross as a member of the International Red Cross Movement and the wider global humanitarian community is celebrating the 2nd World Humanitarian Day.
Wednesday 11 August 2010
The Irish Red Cross has called on families, communities, workplaces and sports clubs to organise fundraising efforts over the next few days so that essential services and equipment can be delivered to the flooded areas immediately.
Thursday 5 August 2010
Heavier than usual monsoon rains in north-western Pakistan have left over 1,100 people dead, 2.5 million affected, and 2 million exposed to waterborne disease and in need of emergency humanitarian assistance.
Tuesday 03 August 2010
€12.5 million is urgently needed this week to provide emergency relief to 25,000 families (125,000 people) in Pakistan who have been affected by severe flooding.
In the early hours of 13 December 1965, on the Dublin to Wexford Road, a car containing three young men plunged into the river Dargle. One man managed to escape and raised the alarm while the Bray Red Cross was called out by the Gardaí to assist with the rescue.
Friday 30 July 2010
Mr. Dermot Cranny (72) from Bray was awarded with the Red Cross Award of Merit in recognition of his bravery as a volunteer during a 1965 rescue operation following a car crash, which claimed two lives.
Monday 26 July 2010
The Irish Red Cross welcomes the decision by the High Court to order UPC Communications Ireland Limited to disclose the identity of a person associated with a blog site which has posted internal confidential material about the Irish Red Cross, and which has willfully distorted and misconstrued this confidential material. The material has been posted 'anonymously'. The Irish Red Cross does not propose to take any further action against UPC, and proceedings against that company will now be discontinued. The Irish Red Cross will continue to pursue the actual blogger or bloggers.
Friday 9 July 2010
7.1 million people are facing hunger in Niger and the Irish Red Cross is urgently calling for donations to support vulnerable households in the some of the most affected areas of the country.
Monday 12 July 2010
Six Irish Red Cross volunteers came third in Europe at the First Aid Convention in Europe (FACE) competitions, which took place from 8-11 July in Belgrade.