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LAST month, President Michael D Higgins came to Jigginstown Manor to officially open this new transitional housing facility for young adults in Naas.
The recently opened Jigginstown Manor finds new paths for young adults
The late Mick Ryan has been posthumously named the Humanitarian of the Year by the Irish Red Cross Micheál (Mick) Ryan, an engineer with the United Nations’ World Food Programme, has been posthumously named the Humanitarian of the Year by the Irish Red Cross. Clare man Mick Ryan was named as the winner of the award at last night’s virtual Irish Red Cross Humanitarian Awards, with his wife, Naoise Ryan, accepting the award on his behalf. Mick, originally from Attychristoria, Lahinch, had dedicated his life to humanitarian work overseas. He died along with 156 others wh...
AN IRISH aid worker who died in an Ethiopian air crash which prompted the grounding of the entire fleet of Boeing 737-MAX aircraft has been posthumously honoured by the Irish Red Cross. Micheál (Mick) Ryan (39), an engineer with the United Nations’ World Food Programme, was posthumously named the Humanitarian of the Year. The Irish Red Cross also presented their Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr Mike Ryan from Sligo who has helped lead the global response to Covid-19 as executive director of the World Health Organisation (WHO). However, the awarding of a posthumous honour to engineer Mick R...