Crois Dhearg na hÉireann | |
 Irish Red Cross head office, Merrion Square | |
| Formation | 6 July 1939 |
|---|---|
| Registration no. | CHY3950 |
| Purpose | Red Cross Charter |
| Location | |
President | President of Ireland (ex-officio) |
Chairperson | Pat Carey[1] |
Secretary | Deirdre Garvey[1] |
| Olivia Mitchel- Vice-Chairperson, Brian Byrne- Treasurer, Ted Noonan- National Secretary,Cepta Dowling, Julie O'Brien, Martin Long, Donal Lawlor, Felix O'Regan, Cliona Lehane, Alexander Smyth, Will Meegan, Ann-Marie O'Sullivan [1] | |
| Affiliations | International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies |
Budget (2018) | €7.414m[2] |
Revenue (2018) | €7.09m[3] |
Staff (2018) | 80[4] |
| Website | www |
The Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS; also Irish Red Cross or IRC; Irish: Crois Dhearg na hÉireann) is the National Red Cross Society for the Republic of Ireland. (Northern Ireland comes under the aegis of the British Red Cross.) The society was formally established on 6 July 1939 under the Red Cross Act 1938.[5] It is affiliated to the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. The society is organised on a voluntary basis. In Ireland, its activities include mountain rescue, first aid education of the public, the provision of first aid and ambulance services at public events, as well as other community services for older people, carers, migrants and prisoners. Outside Ireland, the society provides relief and humanitarian services in response to natural disasters and in regions of conflict.
- ^ a b c "Board of Directors". www.redcross.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Annual Report 2018 p.19
- ^ Annual Report 2018 p.18
- ^ Annual Report 2018 p.95
- ^ "S.R. & O. No. 206/1939 — Irish Red Cross Society Order, 1939". electronic Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 25 September 2019.