In line with government recommendations, and to ensure public health safety, the Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards 2021 event has been cancelled.
We will be announcing the award winners online on Sunday 28th of November.
Visit Irish Red Cross social media to help us celebrate these outstanding humanitarians.
Click here to watch the 2020 Virtual Event!
Mick Ryan was named Irish Red Cross Humanitarian of the Year at the 2020 Humanitarian Awards, the award was accepted by his wife Naoise Connolly.
Pat Hume was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards 2018. In recognition of her decades of public service to the people of Derry.
Ireland holds the longest unbroken record of UN peacekeeping service of any nation in the world and this remarkable achievement was recognised last night when the Irish Red Cross bestowed a very special honour on the Irish Defence Forces.
FoodCloud was named winner of the Innovation for Change Award. One in eight people in Ireland experience food poverty yet one million tonnes of food is thrown out by Irish consumers and businesses every year. FoodCloud addresses this issue by bringing retailers and suppliers with surplus food together with local charities and community groups who assist with food supply and distribution.
At our 2020 Virtual Event, Orla Ryan won the Journalism Excellence Award
When the students and teachers in Tullamore College learned that 14-year-old Nigerian student Nonso Moujeke and his mother and older brother were to be deported, the school community rallied around Nonso and started a campaign opposing the deportation, on human rights grounds. These efforts were duly awarded last night when the Tullamore College students came away with the Student Initiative Award 2018
Nestle Ireland was named winner in the Corporate Impact Category. Nestle Ireland focuses on making a difference that is relevant to the everyday lives of their customers and their local communities.
