Ireland announced Saturday the government would provide an aid package of €6 million ($6.49 million) with €3 million ($3.2 million) to support the International Federation of the Red Cross and the Myanmar Red Cross Society, €1.5 million ($1.6 million) each to the Myanmar Humanitarian Fund and U.N. Refugee Agency Joint Response Plan.
As international assistance flows into Myanmar after earthquake, medical supplies in great need
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Ireland’s weather office, Met Eireann, said the 114 mph gusts early Friday were recorded at Mace Head on the west coast, beating a record of 113 mph (182 kph) set in 1945.
Major storm slams Ireland and Scotland as hurricane-force winds down power lines and ground flights
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