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      <title><![CDATA[Domino Disasters]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Returning migrants to the Sahel region of Africa from Libya, and other conflict zones in North Africa, are placing increasing stress on countries with already diminishing food reserves.  This is just one of the disasters adding to the looming food crisis in Niger, the Irish Red Cross said today.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A disaster that can be avoided]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Irish Red Cross today launched an emergency appeal in a bid to alleviate the looming food crisis in Niger.  The appeal will support the Red Cross’s urgent screening for malnutrition in children under five, together with the rapid delivery of therapeutic food that will stop hundreds of children from going hungry. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Red Cross Volunteers Assist Homeless in Big Freeze]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Since the very first hours after temperatures around Europe plunged below zero degrees, Red Cross volunteers and staff have been assisting the most vulnerable people ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Volunteers Unite At Union Hall Tragedy ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On Monday January 16th, Irish Red Cross Cork area volunteers received a request from the HSE to deploy ambulances and crews to Glandore Harbour/Union Hall Pier to provide first aid cover for volunteers searching for the skipper and crew of the Tit Bonhomme fishing trawler.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Somalia: ICRC remains fully committed to helping Somalis]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Geneva/Nairobi (ICRC) – The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) regrets the decision of the Office for Supervising the Affairs of Foreign Agencies of the Harakat Al-Shabaab Al Mujahideen to terminate the agreement under which the ICRC was allowed to deliver emergency food aid in Al-Shabaab administered areas of Somalia.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[A Decade of Donations]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Ireland Donates €70 Million to Emergency Appeals]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Red Cross Outraged by Killing of Colleague in Syria]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[DUBLIN: The Irish Red Cross has expressed its sadness at the death of Dr Abd-al-Razzaq Jbeiro, secretary-general of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent who was shot and killed on Wednesday near Khan Shaykhun on the Halab-Damascus Highway. The shooting occurred as he was returning to Idlib area in a vehicle clearly marked with the Red Crescent emblem after attending meetings at the Syrian Arab Red Crescent headquarters in Damascus.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Positive Images Steering Group]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[2012 is set to be an exciting and eventful year for Irish Red Cross Youth.  One of the key projects that will have activities running throughout the year is Positive Images ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Quake Rattles Northern Italy]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[ROME (AP) — Officials say an earthquake has shaken a wide area of northern Italy from Verona to Genoa on the western coast but that no injuries or damage were reported.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Haiti 2 Years On: Why are half a million people still in camps?]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Opinion Piece by Colm Byrne, Head of International Department, Irish Red Cross.
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[IRCY Feature on RTE Show Elev8]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Tune in this Thursday (January 26th) at 4pm to see Catriona Finn representing Irish Red Cross Youth on RTE's kids show 'Elev8'. Catriona joined the Elev8 gang on a visit to Glencree in Wicklow to tell them about Operation Shamrock and the role of the Irish Red Cross in bringing over children from Germany during WW2.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Volunteers Support Search for Missing Fishermen, Cork ]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[On January 15th, the Tit Bonhomme trawler was wrecked after striking rocks off Adam Island in Glandore Bay. Volunteers from all areas of the community are supporting the search teams. Including Irish Red Cross volunteers from the Cork Area who are providing first aid for the search teams. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Dissemination of International Humanitarian Law]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Further to the successful conference held last November on International Humanitarian Law and Humanitarian Action IHL dissemination activities for 2012 kicked off on 11 January with the second international humanitarian law (IHL) round table discussion.  ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Red Cross Survey]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Imagine how distressing it would be to lose contact with your family and not know where to turn to find them or how to get a message to them.  The activities offered under the Restoring Family Link (RFL) are unique to the Red Cross and help maintain contact between families who have been separated. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Red Cross Cultural Diversity Night]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Muff branch recently held a successful cultural diversity night with people from different groups in the community. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Tales of heartbreak emerge in the aftermath of Typhoon Washi]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Typhoon Washi wreaked havoc across the island of Mindanao. It dropped the equivalent of one month‘s average rainfall on the island, triggering flash flooding that washed away entire villages and turned roads into rivers. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Death Toll Rising: Irish Appeal Launched]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[The Irish Red Cross has launched an appeal to support the rapid response already undertaken by Philippine Red Cross. ]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[News Update: Red Cross Emergency Relief Supplies Getting Through]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Two days after Typhoon Washi ravaged parts of the Philippines with massive flash floods and storms, families are struggling to pick up the pieces. Today, the confirmed death toll stands at 652, although sadly we expect this to rise. Our colleagues in the Philippine Red Cross tell us they are particularly concerned about children affected by the devastating floods: “Do we still have Christmas?” one child was overheard asking.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Flash floods devastate Philippines RED ALERT]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[Flash floods early this morning devastated parts of the Philippines leaving 436 people dead.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 17 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <title><![CDATA[Irish Red Cross Youth Takes Top Prize]]></title>
      <description><![CDATA[At the General Assembly of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), held in Geneva this week, the Irish Red Cross were awarded with first place in the “Healthy youth make a healthy world” category for a newly developed programme on focusing on youth HIV and AIDS awareness training.]]></description>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0000]]></pubDate>
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