Issues around charity governance accounted for most of the concerns raised (42%), followed by issues relating to financial control and transparency (20%).

When an issue arises, the Charities Regulator engages directly with the charity to help them resolve the matter voluntarily.

However, the regulator will take further action when it is required.

In 2024, the Charities Regulator closed three statutory investigations.

In addition, it took a range of other statutory actions including the removal of 38 charities from the Register of Charities for failing to file annual reports.

Each charity is required to file an online annual report within ten months of its financial year end, and details from these reports are published on the public register.

Eight charities were prosecuted for failing to file their annual reports.

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2025/0730/1526015-irish-charities/