Submitted by Anonymous on 21 September 2009 - 7:36pm
Last week 17 member organisations of the Irish voluntary and community pillar held a joint press conference in Dublin to warn that the recommendations contained in the McCarthy report would “decimate public services and severely affect poor and vulnerable people” if they were to be implemented.
Submitted by Anonymous on 10 September 2009 - 2:30pm
The Irish Charities Tax Reform Group (ICTRG) has given a cautious welcome to the package of proposals contained in the Report of the Commission on Taxation regarding donations to approved bodies. Read the proposals...
Submitted by Anonymous on 9 September 2009 - 1:20pm
Focus Ireland has come up with a surefire way to get teenagers to fundraise on behalf of the organisation - by asking them to stay in bed! Read more...
Submitted by Anonymous on 2 September 2009 - 6:13pm
The latest round of the BenefIT grant scheme has just been announced by Minister of State with special responsibility for the Knowledge Society, Conor Lenihan. Find out how to apply...
Submitted by Anonymous on 26 August 2009 - 10:33pm
Irish overseas aid charities are closing programmes, pulling out of some Third World countries and laying off staff as a result of Government cuts in overseas aid.
Applications to become National Irish Banks chosen Charity of the Year are now being accepted. The chosen charity will become a focus for the banks staff fundraising activities throughout the year. Find out more...
'Service before self' is the motto behind the Rotary Club, and the Athlone man who was elected District Governor of Rotary Ireland, certainly personifies that lofty ambition. Find out more about what Rotary does...
Doing a skydive may be daunting enough for most people, but imagine doing the skydive stark naked! That's exactly what Ian Mulroy plans to do on September 6th with the lads from Unit 1, Shop Street in aid of Drogheda Homeless Aid. Read more...
