#Charity
Almost 17,000 people helped by Simon Communities last year - 26% more than in 2017
That’s according to the charity’s annual report being launched today.
'Christmas can be a very lonely time of the year': People asked to look out for the elderly this winter
The advice comes as part of the Dublin City Council and Alone’s cold weather initiative.
There's been an increase in sexual assaults among teens, says Cari
“Choking is a massive issue,” among teenagers, psychotherapist Stella O’Malley told RTÉ’s Today with SOR show.
'They played a blinder': Praise for volunteers who help young children during long hospital stays
Children in Hospital Ireland is looking for people to host a coffee morning for the charity on Wednesday.
Trump ordered to pay two million dollars over charitable foundation 'misuse'
The judge also approved an agreement to close the Trump Foundation and distribute the remaining funds to other charities.
'It’s terrifying rough sleeping. I stay up all night, lying in a doorway'
Merchants Quay Ireland is launching its 2018 annual report today.
100-bed homeless medical treatment and recovery facility in Dublin gets green light
The announcement was made at the launch of the Dublin Simon Community 2018 annual report.
'I never dreamed we would reach a figure like this' - €2.5m raised by Pat Smullen's charity race
An all-star cast featuring Tony McCoy, Ruby Walsh, Joseph O’Brien, and Paul Carberry were in action at the Curragh last weekend.
RNLI sees donation surge after being forced to defend its work saving lives overseas
The RNLI says less than 2% of annual expenditure is spent outside the UK and Ireland.
Group of bikers ride across Ireland donating equipment to neonatal units
The group has raised €55,000 to purchase equipment to donate and to sponsor a new room at Ronald McDonald House in Dublin.
'They told me I was getting a home ... it was real surreal'
Focus Ireland launched its annual report for 2018 this morning.
Tributes paid following death of motor neurone disease campaigner Fr Tony Coote
Fr Coote’s Walk While You Can campaign raised hundreds of thousands of euro for research.
'The kid who's helping others, is not the kid who's terrorising their neighbour'
Should it be compulsory for young people to volunteer for a year? There are pros and cons.
'When you smell it and live it and see kids dying, it's very hard not to do something about it'
Former Galway dual star Alan Kerins shares the brilliant story of his remarkable work in Africa.
Dublin Fire Brigade called after donated clothes set alight outside charity shop
Last year, a number of charities advised people to drop off donations at their shops only during working hours.
Dundalk players and staff pledge to donate a day's wages to Temple Street
The SSE Airtricity League Premier Division champions announced the charitable initiative today.
Ireland's first charity-funded community air ambulance still awaiting approval to operate
The charity is awaiting a formal announcement from the Minister for Health.
'A truly remarkable person': Tributes paid to Trócaire worker of 37 years Sally O'Neill
Through the years, O’Neill worked primarily on Trócaire projects in Latin America.
'I owe this place my life': Inside Dublin's only charity offering free hot Sunday dinners to the homeless
TheJournal.ie spent a morning last week at Merchant’s Quay Ireland’s Sunday service.
Barnardos confirms redundancies amid financial concerns as it makes 'shift in strategic direction'
The children’s charity has said it was still coping with gaps in state in funding first introduced a decade ago.
'Action is needed now': New charity set up to fund gambling addiction services
The trust receives funding from the gambling industry and will be run by a board which includes two former junior ministers.
'Large sum of money' found in man's shirt donated to Oxfam - is it yours?
The organisers of Oxfam’s Fashion Relief event are looking for the owner to come forward.
Opinion: We need to be able to track where our charity donation goes. Here's how
Blockchain technology is a gamechanger for transparency in the charity sector – meaning fraud, corruption and misspending are eliminated, writes Danny Curran.
Tati and her puppies were abandoned at the side of the road - Dogs Trust took them in
The charity is under huge pressure after almost 400 requests from the public to surrender the dogs in the month after Christmas.
Venezuela's government to stage concert to rival Richard Branson's charity one
The concert will be held on the Simon Bolivar bridge which links San Antonio, Venezuela with Cucuta, in Colombia, where aid sent by the US is being held up and stored.
Gardaí arrest two men suspected of involvement in bogus charity collections
The men were arrested yesterday.
Cork Penny Dinners are opening overnight for the first time since the 1800s
The charity now feeds about 2,000 people per week.
Here are some easy ways to help charity if you want to start 2019 on a good foot
You can still be charitable once December is over.
'He showed people how to be a human being': His Blood Bikes East colleagues pay tribute to Brian O’Callaghan-Westropp
O’Callaghan-Westropp died after being caught up in the Greek wildfires this summer.
This Dublin charity will put your unwanted Christmas presents to good use
People with unwanted gifts are being asked to donate them so they can be distributed to homeless people.
The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society: Dublin's oldest charity and its plan to make it to 2040
The former headquarters is a landmark in Dublin City Centre.
‘It’s a bit like Ready Steady Cook’: How FoodCloud and charities are fighting food poverty in the west of Ireland
As charities see demand increase this Christmas, the team behind FoodCloud is making things a little easier.
'There's anger on the streets': The volunteers handing out food and fitting dentures at the GPO
O’Connell Street is a hive of activity each Friday evening as groups provide services for those in need.
VIDEO: The charity providing free accommodation to parents of sick children
Ade Stack saw parents who were not from Dublin sleeping in waiting rooms and in their cars while her son was in hospital – she wanted to do something to help.
'It can be damaging': People warned to avoid bogus charity collectors over Christmas
ICHH said that people posing as their volunteers had been reported collecting.
Charity ordered to pay former CEO €50k for unfair dismissal
However, Ataxia Ireland is currently in the process of being wound up.
'We shouldn't accept homelessness as normal': 13,304 helped by Simon Communities last year
Figures for the first six months of 2018 suggest record numbers of people using its services.
Poll: Will you be giving to charity this Christmas?
Michael D Higgins used his Christmas message to address the homeless crisis.
Members of the Travelling Community in Coolock have been buying trolleys of food to help the homeless this Christmas
We spoke to Keira from A Lending Hand about the ‘trolley fill challenge’.
Poll: Would you be more likely to donate to a charity if contactless payments were an option?
Temple Street Children’s Hospital is introducing contactless payment versions of traditional bucket collection.
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