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Fri 01 Jan 2010Red Cross offers help during cold snap
The Irish Red Cross (IRC) has appealed to the public to give the weather “the respect it deserves” after providing assistance to at least 150 people stranded in the icy conditions.
National vice-chairman Tony Lawlor said the agency has helped people stranded in cars and dropped food to isolated areas but is principally providing back-up assistance to the HSE through its fleet of 20 4x4 ambulances.
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