Red Cross appeals to volunteer spirit to put new ambulance on road

Niamh Nolan hears of the fight Waterford Red Cross has made for survival.

WHEN a long-running volunteer organisation makes a last-ditch plea on the airwaves for support to keep it in existence, one wonders if the Irish volunteer spirit is dead.

However, when almost €5,000 floods in just two hours later, it suggests people do have the money to help but can’t afford the time.