About the Limerick Area Red Cross
The Limerick Area of the Irish Red Cross was founded in 1940 with just a small number of members. Now we have more than 200 members actively volunteering for the Irish Red Cross in Limerick City and County. The organisation offers a range of services including first aid and ambulance cover at events, first aid training, health and social care support and a Red Cross Youth section.
Stats
Our 200 members provided 3000+ volunteer hours in 2023.
Our fleet of 5 road ambulances, 1 Wheelchair Access Vehicle, 2 Minibuses, 2 Offroad Vehicles, and bike support unit travelled in excess of 10 thousand km in 2023, providing aid all across Ireland.
Structure
Limerick Area is split into 4 branches:
Limerick City, based in Ashbourne Business Park, Dock Road.
Limerick East, based in Doon.
Limerick South, based in Kilmallock.
Limerick West, based in Newcastle West.
Every branch runs Adult and Youth First Aid Responder courses.
Our Mission
The mission of the Irish Red Cross is to identify and deliver humanitarian assistance, both at home and abroad, to those who are most in need. To achieve this, we in Limerick train our volunteers in first aid and other care giving services, and provide said services to the community at public events – Thomond Park Rugby, Taekwondo in UL, and Equestrian events in Limerick Race Course to name a few. Funding generated from such events benefits our area on a local level, our organisation on a national level, and the International Red Cross & Red Crescent movement word wide.
Impact
Locally, the Limerick Area Red Cross provides a First Aid training services to the public, benefiting our communities with additional trained responders. Funding obtained from our First Aid cover at events allows us to keep our fleet on the road, providing patient transport services at no cost.
Our local efforts can have international impact with funding available to provide support and relief where it is needed most.
The Red Cross in Ireland
How We Got Started
Since our founding in 1939, the Irish Red Cross has been dedicated to serving people in need whether they are here in Ireland or caught up in humanitarian crises in countries and regions throughout the globe.
Today the Irish Red Cross maintains an active network of over 3,000 volunteers at 75 branch locations based in large and small communities throughout the Republic of Ireland.
We are also a committed member of the global Red Cross Red Crescent Movement – a global humanitarian network of 80 million people that helps those facing disaster, conflict, and health and social problems. The Movement consists of the International Committee of the Red Cross, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and the 191 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Learn More about the Irish Red Cross
The Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) is one national society in a global network of 80 million people that helps those facing disaster, conflict, and health and social problems worldwide. National societies have a particular role to play in global humanitarian efforts and are recognized by their national governments, on the basis of the Geneva Conventions and through national legislation, as voluntary aid societies, auxiliary to the public authorities in the humanitarian field.
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