The gernerosity of people wishing to donate goods to help those effected by the floods has been tremendous. However as the needs vary from region to region the Society of St. Vincent de Paul is anxious to ensure that goods received are appropriate for each region. We are therefore asking those donating goods to telephone their local SVP shops or flood depots in advance to ensure that the goods being donated are required in that region.
Financial donations to the SVP general fund or direct to regional flood relief accounts
allow us to be flexible in responding to calls for assistance and providing support in the most appropriate way in each circumstance.
The large volume of calls from the public all over Ireland offering help for the areas effected by the flooding continues and fund-raising events are now being organised throughout the country (See reports from regions below)..
All those offering help are being directed to one of the options listed below under HOW TO HELP.
”This generous response to those in need has been very welcome and demonstrates the positive depth of community spirit in the country”, said SVP National President, Mairead Bushnell.
”Our volunteers in the areas most effected are extremely active working in association with other agencies. inhelping those who have been forced to leave their homes and those whose homes have been damaged.
“SVP Conferences in areas not effected by the flooding have been providing financial and other assistance to the areas which are suffering.
Updates from SVP Regions Thursday 3 December
West Region
Galway:
Contact Person: Colm on 091 563233
Requests for assistance being received from people affected by the floods asking where they can get appropriate help and what kind of help. Also requests for furnishings and financial assistance. Cash donations continue to be received.
The local SVP conferences in Gort, Athenry, Ballinasloe are working closely with other local agencies:
- Community Welfare Officers in Gort, Claregalway
- County Councillors in Gort/Loughrea, Claregalway
- Flood Relief Committee, Gort
- Irish Farmers' Association, Athenry/South Galway
- Parish Priests - Gort, Athenry
- Irish Red Cross Galway
- COPE (Galway charity working with homeless people and people affected by domestic violence) Gort.
Kildare. Suncroft in Co Kildare has 8 families displaced. Water has left apartments at the Waterways this morning, now begins the real work. Sallins is a small conference and will need assistance. SVP working with the CWO for both Sallins and Suncroft.
Ennis Requests for assistance continue to be received, about half are flood related.
Ballinasloe. Cleanup began over the weekend. Some families moved back into their homes and are living upstairs. SVP volunteers working with Credit Union, Council, C.W.O. and Engineer on cleanup and on Committee to administer flood relief fund.
If you live near to the affected areas, and have clothes or furniture to donate they can
- Deliver them directly to depots that have been set up to support flood relief
(See details below)
We do not have the facilities to collect and deliver offers of clothing or furniture from around the country. However all our shops are accepting normal donations as usual.
Within Regions affected by the floods a number of initiatives have been put in place to respond to the offers of help from the public:
South Midlands:
Carlow
Assistance with housing provided and bank account set up for direct donations St Vincent De Paul, Bank of Ireland, Carlow Sort Code 906531 a/c 38214880.
North Midlands:
Ballinasloe St. Vincent de Paul
They have set up an Emergency Fund to which donations can be made. As of today (Thursday 26th) they have sufficient clothes and furniture.
SVP Credit Union Account: 989898
Phone: Ballinasloe Credit Union: 090-9643179
Athlone St. Vincent de Paul
Flood relief Centre Office No. 086 1725418 -sdelahunt@athlonetowncentre.com
Athlone Town Centre Email westmeathcd@gmail.com
There is no current risk to water supplies and all water supplied is safe
SVP volunteers report that they do not expect families to be back in their homes before Christmas. Flood victims can access practical items e.g. clothes, bed linen etc. from the unit in the Athlone Town Centre. Requests for fuel.being received as people who have to walk through water to get to their homes are finding it very difficult to keep warm.
The SVP is working with Athlone Town Council, Athlone Chamber of Commerce, Westmeath Volunteerism, Simon, Athlone Comm Radio, Counsellors, Athlone Community Taskforce, and many other organizations..
Newstalk 106fm will be broadcasting from the Prince of Wales Hotel in Athlone on Thursday morning (3rd December) and a number of fund-raising events for the SVP flood victims fund in Athlone have been organized in the area in the coming weeks.
What’s needed now is - Food - Funds - Furniture – Fuel
SVP volunteers report that they do not expect families to be back in their homes before Christmas. Flood victims can access practical items e.g. clothes, bed linen etc. from the unit in the Athlone Town Centre. Requests for fuel.being received as people who have to walk through water to get to their homes are finding it very difficult to keep warm.
They have set up an Emergency Fund to which donations can be made
Athlone Credit Union
SVP Flood Relief Fund
Tel 0906-472497
As of today (Thursday 26th) a number of depots for donations of clothes and furniture have been established in Athlone:
Athlone Town Shopping Centre, lower level (beside H&M)
Bags of clothes, bedding and smaller items
Flood relief advice centre (where people can call for help)
Furniture and larger items: Behind the Sheraton Hotel, beside the New Athlone Town Centre
On St. Francis Terrace
Tel David on 086-8196496
However they cannot do collections outside the Athlone area.
Clonmel
This week people whose households that have been affected by the floods will be visited by SVP volunteers to access what additional help is required.
Cork Region
The depots report a steady stream of donors offering clothes bedding and household items. TV3, Newstalk and local newspapers visited the SVP depots in Little Island and Bishopstown, yesterday to view the donations received. A marketing group is organizing a major Quiz in the SilverSprings on next Monday (7th) with George Hook as Quiz Master. The proceeds will be specifically for Flood Relief. SVP volunteers have visited people affected in the city, they are presently being put up in a hotel and have received emergency payments.
Cork City: Two depots for clothes and furniture has been set up in Cork City;
At Wm O Brien Public Storage, Bandon Road Roundabout, Bishopstown, Cork. Opening hours: weekdays 8 am to 7pm, Saturdays 9 am to 4pm, Sunday 2 pm to 6pm. The second is in O’Connell Commercial Park, Little Island; go through roundabout past shop and filing station on left, go through crossroads and it is the 4th entrance on the right- the location is signposted.
For details of making a donation contact the Cork Regional Office 021-4270444 alternatively donations can be lodged directly to a Flood Relief Fund at AIB Bank, 66 South Mall 93-63-83 A/c No 47092772.
Kerry
All shops are taking, as far as they can, all donated goods offered. Donations continue to be received in the regional Office or lodged to the ‘flood appeal’ bank account. People are driving long distances to bring us very good quality clothes and goods like blankets, bed linen etc.
Donations of clothes and furniture etc (except beds) can be made to the Killarney Shop at New St. Car Park, Killarney tel: 064 6637467. The Killarney Shop has been inundated with furniture, we cannot collect it outside of Killarney area, but will be glad to receive it if it can be brought in, please call 064 6637467 or 064 6622668 to check if there is space.
Donations of clothes & small household items can be made to:
Tralee SVP shop, Upper Rock street, – this is a temporary shop (normal address is Friary Lane, Tralee).
Castleisland SVP shop, Church St., Castleisland. Tel: 066 7142234
Killorglin SVP shop “Clothesline”, Langford St., Killorglin, tel: 066 9761629
Please call the regional office on 064 6622668 for all other donations or queries.
South East Region
Kilkenny/Tipperary
Donations from SVP Conferences in Castlecomer and Tipperary sent to areas in West effected by floods. The sum of €2,000 raised in a recent Today FM radio auction for a Munster rugby will be going to the flood relief in Clonmel. Tipperary Mid West radio are receiving many calls re donations of bed linen etc and have directed them to the SVP shop in Clonmel and also to Mulcahy House in Clonmel. This week people whose households that have been affected by the floods will be visited by SVP volunteers to access what additional help is required.
Waterford
Calls offering donations of clothes and bedding today routed to Waterford, Wexford, Dungarvan & Clonmel Shop A Dublin family has offered their furnished holiday home for the Christmas period for a family who are homeless because of the flooding. There has also been an n offer for a mobile home to be relocated from Wicklow to any affected areas through out the country.
Midwest Region
Ennis
Currently there are 100 families in hotels. SVP Ennis are working with the local Flood Co-ordination Committee, made up of voluntary and statutory agencies, Clare care have taken on responsibility for furniture and SVP are going to look after general welfare requests as well as requests for household items.
Castleconnell, Co. Limerick
Those affected by flooding are being assisted with temporary items such as bedding, quilts sleeping bags etc.
People who need assistance as a result of the flooding should contact:
- SVP Ennis on 065 6824188
- SVP Limerick on 061 317327 (office hours) or 087 985 68 96 anytime
For those who wish to help by making a cash donation this can be done through the Regional Office by contacting 061 317327
Those wishing to donate clothing or bedding can do so at
- Shop, 84 Parnell St. Ennis, 065 6824188
- Shop, 2 Limerick Lane, Little Catherine St. Limerick 061 315505
Regional Office, Ozanam House, Hartstonge St. Limerick 061 317327
Financial donations.
We ask people to donate to our general funds so that we can respond as flexibly as possible to those in need of assistance now and in the coming weeks and months as people move back into their homes.
Financial donations can be made in a number of ways:
Make a donation to our general National funds
Bank Bank of Ireland
Address Phibsborough Dublin 7
Name ST Vincent De Paul Council of Ireland
Number 80005599
Sort Code 90-06-23
Bank Identifier Code BOFIIE2D
IBAN Code IE70 BOFI 9006 2380 0055 99
Or to Society of St. Vincent de Paul, PO Box 1234, Dublin 1.
- Make a donation through our website: www.svp.ie (click on Donate Now) The region in which you wish your donation to be used can be selected.
- Make a donation to the local Regional funds by contacting the Regional Office
- Donate directly to the accounts set up in the affected areas (see details below)
Due to the unprecedented response of the public donating on-line to the SVP Flood Appeal users of the system may occasionally experience problems. We apologise for any inconvenience and urge you to try again later or alternatively please contact 01-8386990
Specific accounts have also been set up in Credit Unions in Ballinasloe and Athlone.
Ballinsaloe Credit Union SVP a/c 989898 (Tel: 0909 643179)
Athlone Credit Union, SVP Flood Relief Fund (Tel. 0906 472497).
“As the situation is constantly changing we will respond to the needs of the people effected through our local volunteers”, said Mairead Bushnell.
In launching its Annual Appeal this week the SVP said that it expects to make in the region of 100,000 home visits in the lead-up to Christmas. The requests for help due to the flooding will add to that number.
If you would like to support out Flood Relief effort you can do so HERE.