My name is Niveta Ramakrishnan, an active Irish Red Cross Youth member as well as a 2nd-year Medical Student at the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland. I’d like to share my insightful experience at the British Red Cross Inspired National Youth Conference, held on 13th-15th October 2017 at Frontier Center, UK. I embarked upon this […]
Irish Red Cross communications team
Have you met the NEW Irish Red Cross Communications team? If you have a tale to tell get in touch with Mary and Andrew. Don’t let a great Red Cross story go untold! Andrew Parle is the Digital Marketing Executive for the Irish Red Cross. Both Google and Hubspot certified, Andrew completed a BSc Honours Degree […]
National Youth Work Showcase
Volunteer youth members and leaders from all over the country answered a call from the National Youth Council of Ireland (NYCI) and Irish Red Cross Youth (IRCY) to attend the National Youth Work Showcase entitled ” Youth Work changes lives” on the 27th of September in the prestigious Mansion House, Dublin. For more information of the […]
We have been blown away
We have been blown away by the messages of support we recently received for our Irish aid workers; Ciaran, Deborah and Susanna. In a recent mailshot, we asked our AMAZING donors for messages of support to show how much they are appreciated, not only by us, but by the wider Irish Red Cross family. After […]
Have you met Buddy?
Buddy Bear is a friendly bear and doesn’t like bullying. His box of activities and games are a resource to advice on what to do when you’re being bullied. So far Buddy boxes have been distributed to thirty Irish Red Cross branches to help educate children about bullying. An anti-bullying campaign was started after a motion passed […]
local Red Cross hero from Waterford
We all know people who have made a positive impact in our lives or in our communities, real hero’s. Nobody more deserves the accolade, than 13 year old Ryan, a member of the Irish Red Cross Waterford City branch. While camping with the Scouts on the comeragh mountains near counshigan lake in Co Waterford, Ryan […]
Roscommon Man, Vincent Callaghan, was nominated Carer of the Year 2016
Last year, Roscommon Man, Vincent Callaghan, was nominated Carer of the Year for acting as a full-time carer for two of his children for nearly four decades. Vincent received the award from the Irish Red Cross at a ceremony held at the Abbey Hotel, Roscommon. Vincent’s son Gabriel and daughter Noreen, who both have special […]
Cholera outbreak continues to worsen in Yemen
As of Saturday,22nd July there are 384,719 suspected cases of Cholera and nearly 2000 associated deaths. Even more alarming, 600,000 people in Yemen are predicted to fall ill with cholera by the end of the year. That’s 1 in every 45 Yemenis. The Irish Red Cross continues to support the response, in trying to stem […]