A history of the Irish Red Cross / Shane Lehane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lehane, Shane, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Irish Red Cross--History.

Irish Red Cross.

Humanitarian assistance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Dublin, Ireland : Four Courts Press, [2019]

Summary:

Since its establishment in 1939, the Irish Red Cross Society (IRCS) has played a key part in the medical, social, religious, cultural, political, and diplomatic history of twentieth-century Ireland.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

List of tables

List of illustrations

Abbreviations

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The British Red Cross in Ireland and the establishment of the Irish Red Cross Society

2. The Emergency years and the development ofthe Irish Red Cross Society, 1939‒45

3. International relief and refugees, 1940‒9: refugees during the Emergency

4. The Irish Red Cross hospital inSaint-Lô, France, 1945‒6

5. The Irish Red Cross anti-tuberculosis section

Plate section

6. The era of Leslie Bean de Barra: peacetimeactivities and domestic affairs, 1950‒70

7. The era of Leslie Bean de Barra: international affais, 1950‒70

8. Northern Ireland, 1969‒71: the Arms Crisisand Irish Red Cross involvement

9. Governance, controversy and domesticaffairs, 1970s-2000s

10. Domestic services and activities, 1970s-2000s

11. International affairs, 1970s-2000s: an outline assessment

Conclusion

Appendix 1: members of the first IRCS central council appointed by the government in 1939

Appendix 2: international relief provided by the Irish Red Cross Society, 1940-51

Appendix 3: Irish Red Cross Society - international relief, 1946-7

Appendix 4: Irish Red Cross Emergency Relief Fund (International), 1950-70

Appendix 5: Irish Red Cross overseas relief, 1971-7

Appendix 6: IRCS 'National seminar report," The Red Cross and the elderly - challenge forthe '90s"', November 1986

Appendix 7: Irish Red Cross overseas allocations and expenditure, 1991‒2001

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-84682-826-0

OCLC:

1113865950