GOAL allocates €250,000 for

Haiti response

13th January, 2010

In the aftermath of the massive earthquake which has hit Haiti, GOAL, the Irish humanitarian agency, has launched an appeal with the Irish public to alleviate the suffering of some of the survivors.

The agency, which works in neighbouring Honduras, will later today send in a team led by former All-Ireland-winning Offaly hurler, Darren Hanniffy, to assess the seriousness of the situation and to mobilise a response.

Hanniffy, a civil engineer, said today, “From our contacts on the ground in Port-au-Prince we have established that this is a horrific catastrophe which will acquire a major international effort. GOAL will do all it can to ease the suffering of these desperately poor people”.

“On the ground in Port-au-Prince the GOAL operatives will link up with workers from the Irish house building agency, Haven, who have pledged their support."

GOAL has allocated €250,000 from its emergency fund as an immediate response to the tragedy.