#Donation
Dolly Parton donates $1 million to coronavirus research
The 74-year-old is also working with her children’s charity to read a children’s book on YouTube every Thursday for 10 weeks.
Ireland gives €10 million to UN fund to help vulnerable countries tackle Covid-19
Tánaiste Simon Coveney said that “helping them is not only the right thing… it is also the sensible thing for Ireland to do.”
Tennis star Nick Kyrgios pledges $200 per ace to victims of Australian bushfires
The Australian hopes to use his powerful serve to help those who have been affected by the fires.
Mary Lou McDonald says Englishman who left €1.7m to Sinn Féin was a ‘rebel with a cause’
The man left the money to Sinn Féin in his will.
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.
Roma club president to make €150,000 donation towards family of Sean Cox
The 53-year-old father of three was left in a coma after being attacked outside Anfield in April.
Conor McGregor makes generous donation to fund sick Irish boy's treatment
The UFC superstar donated €10,000 to Bryan Buckley yesterday.
'It's been a long wait': Two anonymous callers donate €8k for spina bifida patient's wheelchair
Darren Noonan has been waiting seven months for a new wheelchair, but has been unable to secure funding.
Open Society says Sipo may have relied on stolen documents to make Amnesty donation decision
Sipo has ordered Amnesty to return the €137,000 donation it received from Open Society.
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Seamus Coleman makes Everton supporters' dream come true with incredible €2,000 donation
The man is simply a class act.
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Ireland donated €51 million in record-breaking year for Concern
Concern says it helped 22.6 million people in 27 of the world’s poorest countries in 2016.
A City United: Manchester clubs donate £1 million to emergency fund
The two clubs made the announcement today.
Australian mining magnate gives away €266 million in 'act of love'
It is the single biggest donation ever given by an Australian citizen.
Ireland pledges €2 million to 'forgotten humanitarian crisis' in Yemen
Almost 19 million Yemenis require humanitarian support, said Minister Charlie Flanagan.
Celtic fans raise over €50,000 for Palestinian charities
The money raised will be distributed to Medical Aid Palestine.
Friends kickstart fundraising drive after Irish woman seriously injured in China
Lydia Daly-Shorten was involved in an accident in Guangdong on Saturday.
Disgraced Rice promises to give NFL salary to domestic violence causes
Former Baltimore Ravens running back says his “heart is about finishing the right way” as he targets a return to the league.
Ethiopia was given 69 million condoms... but might have to throw them all out
The condoms, worth millions, failed basic tests.
"She saved three people - there is peace in that" - the man who donated his wife's organs
Ray’s wife suffered a fatal brain haemorrhage before his eyes late last year. The following day her organs were transplanted into three people.
Seamus Coleman proves he's an all-round good guy with generous donation to young Everton fan
The Ireland and Tofees full-back gave £5,000 towards the campaign to bring six-year-old Daire Flanagan to Goodison Park.
Man fakes brain cancer, collects thousands in donations from public
Police say he shaved his head and took weight loss pills to convince people he was ill.
Brendan O'Carroll donates €32,000 to family of pregnant crash victim
The woman’s baby survived the crash and was born premature at 32 weeks.
England international praised after donation helps deaf women fund World Cup bid
Jack Butland’s contribution has helped the British team reach their fundraising target.
Glastonbury's left-behind wellies are being donated to the migrants in Calais
“The migrants in Calais are living in desperate conditions and we’re very pleased to be able to help support their basic humanitarian needs.”
Cork woman leaves local hospice €173,000 in her will despite never living there
Catherine Courtney passed away last year.
A festival in the heart of Dracula-country is giving away tickets in exchange for blood
You’ll need to be festival-fit in more ways than one.
Over 300 people donated their bodies to medical science from 2012 - 2014
There are five medical schools who take donations in Ireland.
We've just given Malta a naval ship, instead of selling it
It’s all in a good cause, mind.
After six years (and help from Daniel Day Lewis), Wicklow hospice finally gets the go-ahead
It is hoped the hospice will be opened in 2017.
Department looks at options for lifting ban on gay men donating blood
A policy paper being examined sets out options including a total removal of the ban and a time deferral on donation.
Over 100 people in one day offered to give this Irish army officer their bone marrow
Paul Giblin has been battling Hodgkin’s Lymphoma since April 2012.
This politician is taking a 10% pay cut and giving the money to charity
South Dublin’s Mayor is following through on a promise he made in June.
Want to declutter your home? Good timing, because Oxfam wants your stuff
Therapist Brenda Stack says getting rid of your clutter can be good for your mental and emotional wellbeing – not just for creating more space in your home.
What type of charity would you donate to in your will, if any?
Children’s charities are the most likely to receive money from people’s wills.
More than £1 million floods in to support dog shelter destroyed by blaze
The fire claimed the lives of 53 animals and a 15-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with it.
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