Launch of the 2016 annual report 2,299 patients in Ireland received first aid treatment from Irish Red Cross volunteers in 2016. These volunteers gave 200,000 hours of voluntary service which...
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Launch of the 2016 annual report 2,299 patients in Ireland received first aid treatment from Irish Red Cross volunteers in 2016. These volunteers gave 200,000 hours of voluntary service which...
Typhoon Hagupit (local name Ruby) has gained strength in the western Pacific and is expected to intensify further as it heads towards the Philippines. Predicted landfall Should it make landfall,...
The Irish Red Cross has released an initial €100,000 to support the international Red Cross response in the Philippines. This comes as official figures are released from the National Disaster Risk...
A fortnight after Typhoon Bopha stuck the Philippines with devastating consequences, Red Cross personnel continue to respond to the needs of families affected by the disaster. The number affected has...
Only a year after Typhoon Washi battered the Philippines and killed 1,200 people, Typhoon Bopha arrived with similar brutal force. 50,000 terrified people fled their inundated villages after the...
In recent weeks continuous rains coupled with the melting of the huge accumulation of snow across mountain ranges have triggered flooding which has swept down through valleys where large populations...
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Ireland Donates €70 Million to Emergency Appeals It was announced today that Ireland has donated more than €70 million to Red Cross emergency appeals over the last 10 years. Speaking at the Irish Red...