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Full coverage: Charities

After failed tenders and stopgaps, has Dublin’s Housing First scheme found a way forward?

Dublin’s homeless contracting woes come to an end as two new charities are signed up to provide housing support in the capital. The Peter McVerry Trust, however, is not fully out of the picture.

Alice Chambers
26th Aug, 2026 - 3 min read

The crypto charity once chaired by Bertie Ahern is being wound up

The AB Foundation was set up in Ireland by crypto firm AB and sought to fund philanthropic efforts through blockchain tech while trying to shake off associations with a controversial Cambodian group.

Jonathan Keane
10th Aug, 2026 - 2 min read

“In Aware, anyone can come to a support group or ring the phone line. We don’t exclude people”

Corporate partnerships are central to sustaining Ireland’s mental health supports, says Dr Susan Brannick, clinical director at Aware.

Tom Lyons
9th Apr, 2026 - 6 min read

“Devastating and deadly consequences”: Irish charities face up to international aid cuts

Keir Starmer's decision to curb the spending of Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – a significant donor to Irish overseas aid charities – will have lasting impacts on the world's poorest communities.

Michael Cogley
18th Mar, 2025 - 5 min read

The chair of the Charities Regulator told a director her position was “wholly unacceptable”

A new email from the chair of the Charities Regulatory Authority reveals it “repeatedly raised” concerns from June 2023 on about Lorraine Lally sitting on the authority and on the board of Scouting Ireland.

Tom Lyons
10th Mar, 2025 - 2 min read

Hunt for top executives continues as RDS ploughs on with €52m redevelopment

Beyond the visible building site of the Anglesea Stand, management and governance changes are also under way at the south Dublin non-profit.

Thomas Hubert
24th Dec, 2024 - 2 min read

Scouting Ireland provides €7.4m for historic abuse cases

The cost of past sexual abuse cases has mounted again in new accounts filed by the youth organisation, with directors deciding its going concern status on a majority basis only.

Tom Lyons
16th Jan, 2024 - 3 min read

Skimping on homeless services “doesn’t work”. The State is about to pay more for them

Beyond immediate shelter, more and more people need complex assistance to escape entrenched homelessness. Price competition between charities has pushed the sector to the brink, but procurement policy is now changing.

Thomas Hubert
2nd Jan, 2024 - 14 min read

UNICEF, Irish business and the race to deliver massive humanitarian relief to the Gaza war zone

A former government minister is at the heart of the intensive UNICEF operation to get essential supplies into the besieged Gaza Strip. Peter Power discusses its progress and applauds Irish companies for contributing vast amounts of money to this and other global projects.

Tom Lyons
3rd Nov, 2023 - 9 min read

Inspectors appointed to the Peter McVerry Trust as its cash runs out

The regulator of housing charities has decided to send inspectors with extensive investigative powers into the nationwide homelessness organisation after it reported financial difficulties.

T. Lyons and T. Hubert
26th Sep, 2023 - 3 min read
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