# Charity

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# santa's workshop

Irish building apprentices deliver handmade toys to children's charities

The Sisk & Son construction company has been making toys for charities at Christmas for the last 40 years.

15.0k

Dec 21st 2017, 1:08 PM

# Your Say

Poll: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?

Michael D Higgins used his Christmas message to address the homeless crisis.

21.3k

Dec 20th 2017, 8:10 AM

# Somalia

This malnourished 5-year-old girl had her life saved thanks to Irish donations

Charity Concern Worldwide heaped praise on the Irish public after €1.5 million was donated to its east Africa appeal.

10.4k

Dec 19th 2017, 8:06 AM

# Amen

'Men tolerate abuse': Over 5,000 reports of domestic abuse against men made in 2016

Men’s domestic abuse charity Amen has released it’s annual report.

14.4k

Dec 6th 2017, 11:56 AM

# Let It Snow

The Dublin man who goes all out with his Christmas lights for charity has added a snow machine

And the queues are out the door.

5.9k

Dec 6th 2017, 10:45 AM

# Charity

Poll: Will you give to charity this Christmas?

It’s a time for giving, they say.

19.1k

Dec 4th 2017, 9:10 AM

Voices

'An old man had been taken into Garda custody for knocking on a door. ALONE went to his rescue'

A new book chronicles the first 40 years of the charity ALONE. This is a flavour of the minutes of its meetings from 1984 to 1997.

35.5k

Nov 26th 2017, 3:00 PM

Woman sets up fund for homeless man who bought her petrol - donations pass €300,000

“I wish that I could do more for this selfless man, who went out of his way just to help me that day.”

54.1k

Nov 25th 2017, 11:00 AM

# ALONE

Living alone in old age: 'When my wife died, I discovered I didn't have close friends. It's lonely'

Alone, a charity for older people, has launched its Christmas campaign – No one should be alone this Christmas.

26.8k

Nov 22nd 2017, 6:20 AM

# alone at christmas

Vincent Browne: '60,000 old people have hardly any visits from friends or family. It's awful'

Browne was speaking at the launch of Alone’s Christmas campaign for older people.

19.8k

Nov 21st 2017, 1:15 PM

# food parcels

'There's nothing normal about living by the side of the road with your children'

Volunteers at the Capuchin Day Centre say that relative levels of homelessness are not the point.

19.8k

Nov 16th 2017, 6:20 AM

# international men's day

'I was a rock 'n' roll roadie for 30 years. Nobody understood why I was suffering from depression'

Mike Bartlett is just one of the many Irish men who received mental health support from the Mojo initiative.

35.9k

Nov 12th 2017, 10:30 AM

# Public Opinion

'If you're transparent you'll survive, if you're not you won't': The Charities Regulator wants to hear from the public

The Charities Regulator is seeking the general public’s opinion on how Irish charities should be governed going forward.

12.3k

Nov 5th 2017, 9:30 AM

# the refund project

Getting a water charges refund? These charities want you to donate it to help tackle homelessness

Three of Ireland’s leading homelessness charities have called on the public to donate their refunds.

23.1k

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Nov 3rd 2017, 6:01 AM

# ALTRUISM

Premier League duo join Juan Mata in agreeing to donate 1% of their salaries to charity

Charlie Daniels and Alfie Mawson have become the first English players to join the Common Goal charitable project.

32.7k

Oct 20th 2017, 8:01 PM

# Don't Try This At Home

Three Irish doctors and a businessman are rowing across the Atlantic for charity

Three experienced rowers and one novice are taking their boat Saoirse across the Atlantic in a charity row.

25.7k

Oct 14th 2017, 11:30 AM

# long haul

Former Connacht and Leinster lock Browne preparing to row across the Atlantic

Now 37, the second row is raising money for MSF, Madra and the Strong Roots foundation.

5.0k

Sep 30th 2017, 8:40 AM

# Charities

Poll: Does it bother you when you're approached by charity fundraisers on the street?

New charity guidelines say that fundraising activities “will not be unreasonably persistent or intrusive”.

43.1k

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Sep 29th 2017, 8:14 AM

# Chuggers

'If you walk down the street and someone asks you something you're able to say no and be left alone'

New guidelines have been put in place for charity fundraising.

28.4k

Sep 29th 2017, 6:05 AM

# Red Handed

Eleven 'charity shops' that weren't charities have been caught breaking the rules

Action has been taken by the Charities Regulator over the last year.

79.0k

Sep 24th 2017, 4:55 PM

# ms readathon

'Imaginations flourish': 30 years of good done through the MS Readathon

Did you discover one of your favourite authors during the MS Readathon?

8.4k

Sep 16th 2017, 9:30 PM

# Longford

Photos: The ISPCA is appealing for homes for 28 Jack Russell terriers

The dogs are currently being cared for at the National Animal Centre in Longford.

92.8k

Sep 8th 2017, 1:42 PM

# bin bags

Charities warn that donations left outside shops 'could be stolen or deliberately destroyed'

Some charities have experienced an increase in people leaving items outside their shops.

9.8k

Sep 7th 2017, 6:20 AM

# Homelessness

'We said it would be good to get 50': Homeless organisation collects over 1,000 sleeping bags left at Electric Picnic

The Path homelessness charity, which helps the homeless in Dublin, trawled through the campsite once the festival ended.

35.2k

Sep 6th 2017, 3:51 PM

# Homelessness

'The impact on children is very severe': 18 babies were born into a homeless charity's services last year

Depaul Ireland launched its 2016 annual report today.

7.1k

Sep 5th 2017, 1:25 PM

# Charity

St Vincent de Paul appeals for new premises after Coolock store destroyed by fire

A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the incident.

11.0k

Sep 5th 2017, 8:47 AM

# Housing Crisis

'Banks are out of touch': Bank of Ireland criticised over ad about couple moving back in with parents

The tweet about a couple who returned home to live with parents to save for a mortgage has received a huge backlash.

50.8k

Aug 24th 2017, 10:48 AM

# aware support line

'I think the act of being there and just listening is a very powerful thing'

Charity Aware are looking for 40 new volunteers to meet with growing demand for the service.

12.3k

Aug 7th 2017, 4:03 PM

# Hearing

Driver 'reasonably' sacked after he left charity van outside a pub overnight

The worker maintained that he had been subject to an unfair investigation and had been dismissed for taking an organisation’s vehicle home.

33.7k

Aug 3rd 2017, 4:51 PM

# in one week

Architects raise €124,000 for the homeless through free consultations

Registered architects gave free consultations and asked people to donate €90 instead.

9.3k

Jul 31st 2017, 6:20 AM

# Ataxia Ireland

Charity wrongly paid €84k to two former trustees, who were parents of the CEO

The Charities Regulator carried out the investigation into the charity Ataxia Ireland.

24.0k

Jul 27th 2017, 4:01 PM

# Humanitarian

Ireland gives €5.5 million in aid to crises in Chad and Central African Republic

Dozens of civilians have been killed in the crises.

7.9k

Jul 3rd 2017, 12:22 PM

# Spina Bifida

This Irish man is running 24 marathons in 24 days

He’s aiming to raise €100,000 for Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland.

18.7k

Jul 1st 2017, 7:30 AM

# well deserved

Irish couple who founded repatriation charity win £1 million in lottery

The couple’s 26-year-old son was killed in a hit-and-run in New York in 2013.

29.9k

Jun 30th 2017, 7:36 AM

# Marlay Park

Brothers who pocketed €8,000 in cash from bartending at Dublin charity concert given community service

Brothers John and Conal McGinley had pleaded guilty to one count of theft at the July 2016 gig in Dublin’s Marlay Park.

43.4k

Jun 14th 2017, 5:54 PM

# Ladies' Day

In pictures: Thousands turn out for Women's Mini Marathon in Dublin

Over 30,000 people took part in this year’s event.

23.7k

Jun 5th 2017, 7:30 PM

# Alcatraz to San Francisco

Two Naas men swim for charity through shark-infested waters

Stephen Tighe and Paul Quigley will be taking part in the swim to raise money for Gorta-Self Help Africa.

21.7k

Jun 3rd 2017, 10:00 PM

# Cancer

'My sister died from it, then my mam had it, then I got it'

Arc Cancer Support helps people deal with the emotional and physical challenges they face before, during and after treatment.

35.4k

May 28th 2017, 10:00 PM

# Syrias Vibes

An Irish charity is raising money to help the rescued slaves of ISIS

Researchers who’ve interviewed survivors describe their trauma as the “most distressing” they’ve ever experienced.

12.5k

May 26th 2017, 7:58 PM

# GLEN

'Mismanaged and not viable': LGBT charity to face investigation into financial 'irregularities'

The charity announced last week that it was to cease operations.

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May 24th 2017, 12:51 PM