“Disappointing year” for organ donations – just 63 in the whole of 2014
But there were a record number of heart transplants.
View ArticleMany of us had €12.50 to spare over Christmas
And two out of three of you gave more than you did in 2013.
View ArticleIrish Cancer Society rejects money from Arthur Cox law firm over tobacco links
Arthur Cox is believed to have donated €20,000 each of the last two years.
View ArticleTreatment suspended for hundreds of IVF couples over new laws
The new Child and Family Relationship Bill could cause issues for those using anonymous donors of egg and sperm.
View ArticleSinn Féin says the money it got from Martin Sheen and others ‘is not a secret’
The Irish Times has disclosed some $12 million in donations to its US fundraising arm over the last two decades
View ArticleThousands homeless as “monster” cyclone hits South Pacific islands
Radio and telephone communications with outer islands in Vanuatu have not yet been established, two days after the storm.
View ArticleTwo TDs reported to gardaí after failing to disclose political donations on time
It was all cleared up a few days later…
View ArticleSean O’Brien is helping raise funds for Berkeley injury victim Aoife Beary
The event takes place on Saturday, with all proceeds going towards helping 21-year-old Aoife Beary.
View ArticleCork woman leaves local hospice €173,000 in her will despite never living there
Catherine Courtney passed away last year.
View ArticleGoogle is doing its bit to help ease the migrant crisis today
The search behemoth has included something a little different on its main page this morning.
View ArticleThese counties have highest number of drivers dodging penalty points by...
The Department of Justice has reported that 1,526 drivers avoided penalty points by donating to the court poor box from January 2014- May 2015.
View Article‘Devastating and incredible’: Irish volunteers on life in the Jungle
“You’re in France and within five or six steps you’re walking into a third world country.”
View ArticleSinn Féin has made a lot of money from its American friends
The party’s American fundraising arm had expenses of €150,000 from May-October.
View ArticleIs Mark Zuckerberg trying to avoid tax by giving away billions to charity?
He’s out defending the move.
View Article“Without people’s generosity, they tell us they would be dead on the streets”
We followed as Dublin Bus donated thousands of euro worth of food and items to the Capuchin Friary.
View ArticleHospitals warned to conserve blood as floods lead to drop in donors
The Irish Blood Transfusion Service has said that their blood supply is the lowest it has been for years.
View ArticleThis writer hates Entourage so much, the internet raised $15k to make her see it
Bob’s Burgers writer Wendy Molyneux Drake said she’d do the deed if people donated money to charity. And they did.
View ArticleBlood supply for hospitals dangerously low ahead of St Patrick’s Day
Additional clinics have been set up to receive donations.
View ArticleThese two men accounted for nearly 50% of personal political donations in 2015
Fine Gael’s Michael D’Arcy and Paschal Donohoe received €15,000 in private donations between them last year.
View ArticleNumber of Console staff withdraw resignations they handed in after controversy
It’s feared the revelations about Console will have a negative impact on donations to charities.
View Article7 things you didn't know about the LauraLynn Hospice
LauraLynn is Ireland’s Children’s Hospice, providing much-needed care to short and precious lives.
View ArticleHow you can give someone in need a wonderful gift this Christmas
Here’s how your donations to the Dublin Simon Community can help people this Christmas.
View ArticleCommunity collects enough money to carry the cost of Reece Cullen's funeral
Reece Cullen was stabbed to death last Thursday.
View ArticleCharities regulator had "no choice" but to prosecute soup kitchen owner
Oliver Williams was prosecuted for misrepresenting Twist Charity as a charitable organisation.
View ArticleUp to €8,000 stolen from Trocaire boxes in Clare church
The thieves broke into a safe before escaping with the cash.
View ArticleWhat has happened to Home Sweet Home (and the €190,000 that was donated)?
The campaign responsible for the occupation of Apollo House has been quiet in recent months.
View ArticleMan asks for book character to be named after ex-pupil who died in Grenfell...
James Clements asked that a character in author Philip Pullman’s coming book be named after his ex-pupil, and Grenfell victim, Nur Huda el-Wahabi.
View ArticleHome Sweet Home donations to be given to groups tackling homelessness
About €129,000 was unspent after the occupation of Apollo House in Dublin ended.
View ArticleThief who stole €500 from Dublin church left bike with his name on it at scene
Justin Murray pleaded guilty to taking the money from the Ballymun church.
View ArticleHarris wants to bring in opt-out organ donation system next year
Health Minister Simon Harris today launched a six-week public consultation on an opt-out organ donation scheme.
View ArticleCharities warn that donations left outside shops 'could be stolen or...
Some charities have experienced an increase in people leaving items outside their shops.
View ArticleWikipedia got a huge bump in donations after Donald Trump's election win
TheJournal.ie sat down with Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales, who was in Dublin this week for Internet Day.
View ArticleUnwanted Christmas gifts? Here's a way to donate them to homeless people
The unwanted gifts appeal takes place at St Mary’s Pro Cathedral in Dublin
View ArticleHouse-to-house donations: Public urged to be wary of unregistered charities
The Charities Regulator has received a number of reports of unregistered groups collecting donated items.
View ArticleActress Emma Watson donates £1 million to kickstart new anti-sexual...
The fund was announced in an open letter supporting the Time’s Up movement, signed by 200 women.
View ArticleFacebook's biggest Black Lives Matter page exposed as a fraud after it...
The fake page had almost 700,000 followers.
View ArticleThe number of large donations made to politicians fell dramatically last year
Just €6,360 in large donations was given to TDs, senators and MEPs last year.
View ArticleCharity behind Galway's arthouse cinema recorded no income after 2007,...
Solas-Galway Picture Palace went into voluntary liquidation in July 2017.
View ArticleIrish charities have an annual income of €14.5 billion and employ 189,000...
Some 300,000 volunteers donate 67.9 million hours per year.
View ArticleSipo's order that Amnesty should return €137,000 grant is quashed after High...
The donation was for Amnesty’s ‘My Body, My Rights’ campaign which sought a referendum on the Eighth Amendment.
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