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January – June 2026

For this period, €69,980 was disbursed to twenty individuals/ organisations across ten counties who applied for grant support from the QIDN. The largest grant made was €10,000. The grants covered...

Charity Trustees’ Week – New Date 22-26 February 2027

Charity Trustees’ Week returns in February 2027 marking 10 years of celebrating the volunteers who guide Ireland’s charities. Help shape this special anniversary programme. Trustees’ Week is a chance to...

Irish charities facing uncertain future amid rising costs and funding shortfalls.

Nearly a quarter of charities are unsure they can sustain existing services this year due funding shortfalls. A survey of more than 100 charities, published at a conference on Thursday,...

Medical charity set up by entrepreneur may be struck off register.

The Shauna Kavanagh Foundation is named after Kavanagh’s daughter Shauna, who died at the age of 30 in October 2017 from cystic fibrosis (CF). Kavanagh is chairman and a director...

EU Survey on Digital Fundraising and Advertising Regulation. Input urgently needed.

Charities Institute Ireland is urging charities to take part in an important EU-wide survey examining the impact of recent regulatory changes on digital fundraising and advertising. https://charitiesinstitute.ie/news/charity-sector-news/909/909-EU-Survey-on-Digital-Fundraising-and-Advertising-Regulation-Input-urgently-needed

January – December 2025

For this period, €113,559 was disbursed to forty-two individuals/ organisations across twelve counties who applied for grant support from the QIDN. The largest grant made was €10,000. The grants covered...

Latest Toy Show appeal has raised €4.6m for charity.

While that figure is down slightly from the more than €5 million raised at the same time last year, €30 million in total has been collected since 2020. Of the...

Irish Cancer Society Named Charity of the Year at 2025 Charity Excellence Awards.

The 2025 Charity Excellence Awards, hosted by Charities Institute Ireland (Cii) and proudly sponsored by Ecclesiastical Insurance, took place highlighting the outstanding achievements within Ireland's charity sector at their annual...

Nearly 500 concerns raised about Irish charities with Charities Regulator in 2024.

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...

January – June 2025

For this period, €58,671 was disbursed to twenty one individuals/ organisations across twelve counties who applied for grant support from the QIDN. The largest grant made was €8,796. The grants...