Irish charity shipping vital aid to earthquake-stricken Haiti

Haiti was hit by another huge earthquake on August 14, which has left at least 2,000 people dead and almost 10,000 injured. Photo: AP/Matias Delacroix

An Irish charity is poised to ship a container full of aid to earthquake-stricken Haiti this weekend.

Kieran Tansey, the director of Project Espwa, said it will be the first of three containers they plan to ship from Cork to the Caribbean state over the next month - each one packed with vital aid including hospital beds, mattresses, PPE, bandages, crutches, walking aids and nappies.