Irish Red Cross
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Voluntary organisations offer to assist HSE with vaccine roll-out
- Health
- January 14, 2021, 01:01
The Order of Malta, the Irish Red Cross and St John Ambulance have offered to help the State’s Covid-19 vaccination campaign, but have yet to receive (...)

Oxfam Ireland secures €1m grant for blockchain project
- Technology
- July 3, 2020, 15:31
Oxfam Ireland has received €1 million in grant funding from the European Commission for a pilot project that aims to deliver international aid via blo(...)

Almost 20 residents evacuated from Donegal care home
- Health
- April 19, 2020, 21:46
Almost 20 residents were evacuated from a care home in Co Donegal last weekend after a number of staff fell ill and concerns were raised about a possi(...)

Restoring faith in charity: a smart way to keep track of your donations
- Sponsored
- May 16, 2019, 04:15
A system which creates a permanent and immutable record of charitable donations, from the point of giving right through to how they are spent on the g(...)

Irish Red Cross criticised by auditors over management of donated funds
- Social Affairs
- April 29, 2019, 00:08
The Irish Red Cross deducted more than €123,000 from donated funds for humanitarian appeals, as a “retrospective” administration charge during a perio(...)

Irish Red Cross ex-director threatened with ‘gag order’ over criticism
- Social Affairs
- January 24, 2019, 01:00
The Irish Red Cross threatened to take a legal injunction against a board member who resigned over financial concerns at the charity to stop him publi(...)

Red Cross whistleblower ‘disappointed’ at treatment after years of service
- Social Affairs
- January 24, 2019, 01:00
Darren Ryan joined the Irish Red Cross as a youth volunteer when he was 10-years-old, and had been an active member for 26 years until recently. Fro(...)

State increases Irish Red Cross funding, amid financial difficulties
- Social Affairs
- October 31, 2018, 00:58
State funding to the Irish Red Cross will be increased to nearly €1 million a year, to help prevent a financial crisis at the organisation. The deci(...)

Irish Red Cross may have to rely on branch funds to avert financial crisis
- Social Affairs
- September 29, 2018, 04:02
The national office of the Irish Red Cross may be forced to rely on funds held in local branch bank accounts to avert a financial crisis, leaked docum(...)

Irish Red Cross cutbacks may raise ‘concern’ over finance use
- Social Affairs
- July 28, 2018, 01:04
Cutbacks to the international arm of the Irish Red Cross due to a funding shortfall could raise questions about the financial management of the charit(...)