Goal allocates €250,000 for disaster relief in Haiti

Humanitarian agency Goal has launched an appeal for aid for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

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

Goal has allocated €250,000 from its emergency fund as an immediate response.

Donations can be sent to Goal, PO Box 19, Dun Laoghaire, Co Dublin.