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# charity - Saturday 18 May, 2013

It’s a bird, it’s a plane… No, it’s the 75-year-old Flying Nun

Sr. Patricia Wall braved a 200 km/h free-fall skydive from 10,000ft to raise money for the charity Aware yesterday.

# charity - Thursday 9 May, 2013

A man, woman or child dies from heart disease and stroke every hour in Ireland

Today marks the first day of the Irish Heart Foundation’s Happy Hearts Appeal, which it hopes will raise €500,000 over the next three days.

# charity - Tuesday 7 May, 2013

Eight things we learned about Sean Dunne from his bankruptcy

Former tycoon’s personal finances were detailed in court documents last week

# charity - Wednesday 1 May, 2013

Shatter calls for report on the activities of gangs targeting clothing banks

The minister said that he wanted to know what could be done to bring them to justice.

# charity - Monday 29 April, 2013

Abseil 200ft when you’re 80? No bother, says Ronnie

Ronnie Hurley is a founding member of the Limerick Sub Aqua Club – and the oldest scuba diver in the county, if not the country.

# charity - Friday 26 April, 2013

From The Score Collection Day

10 years after Croke Park spectacular, Special Olympics dreams still coming true

The organisation is appealing to the public to give generously on its annual collection day.

# charity - Thursday 25 April, 2013

Column: For women giving birth in a war zone, I was more than just a midwife

Tens of thousands have died in the ongoing, bloody conflict in Syria to date – and those who remain live under constant threat of violence. Midwife Cathy Janssens writes about trying to bring new life into the world in such unstable circumstances.

# charity - Monday 15 April, 2013

Investment company raises €100,000 for Jack and Jill Foundation

The 250 staff at the company took part in marathons and held bake sales and talent shows as well as donating its art collection to raise funds.

# charity - Friday 12 April, 2013

Iarnród Éireann offers free trips to community groups and charities

The company will provide up to 100 groups with a free group travel return journey for up to 50 people over the course of the year.

From The Score Halfway There

Clane RFC members embark on 170km fundraising run to Thomond Park

30 club members set off from Kildare early this morning and hope to arrive in Limerick in time for Munster vs. Leinster.

# charity - Wednesday 10 April, 2013

More than 100k people diagnosed with stroke or coronary heart disease in 2012

Irish Heart Foundation is hoping to raise €500,000 in May of this year with their Happy Hearts Appeal.

# charity - Tuesday 9 April, 2013

Gorta urges vigilance against bogus charity collectors

A 2011 survey by the Irish Charity Shops Association found that donations with a value of €11 million had been donated to bogus collectors.

# charity - Tuesday 2 April, 2013

From The Score Worthy Cause

Dublin hurler set for 1,100km cycle to raise money for heart charities

Cormac Ryan, who has a pacemaker implanted on his chest, sets off around Ireland on Friday as part of a four-man team to raise awareness.

# charity - Friday 29 March, 2013

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9 striking photos from some of the worst crises of the past 40 years

From famine in North Korea to the genocide in Rwanda, these photographs offer an insight into global crises – and how the world has dealt with them.

Should charities act like private businesses to make more money?

Private businesses invest money to make money – so charities should take a leaf out of their book, a fundraising expert says.

# charity - Tuesday 26 March, 2013

Guy cycling to Oz for charity gets a bike tattooed on his arse… as you do

Aidan Murphy and Paul Quinn left Ireland on 1 September 2012 are due to reach Sydney next month.

# charity - Friday 22 March, 2013

Daffodil Day collections down 50 per cent – but you can still help

Can’t make it out in the bad weather to donate money for Daffodil Day? Here are four ways you can donate to the Irish Cancer Society right now.

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Poll: Do you give money to charities collecting on the street?

Street based charity collections bring in cash but they are not to everyone’s liking.

# charity - Tuesday 19 March, 2013

From The Daily Edge Happy Birthday Glenn This post contains videos

11 reasons we think Glenn Close is awesome and you should too

Happy birthday Glenn, you are a legend.

# charity - Tuesday 5 March, 2013

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Age Action seeks to reunite mystery photos with owner

Do you know anything about these photographs?

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In pics: 40 years of the Trócaire Lenten box

Do you remember these designs?

# charity - Sunday 3 March, 2013

35,000 children to wear PJs to school to raise money for hospice care

Since its establishment in 2003, National Pyjama Day has raised over €1.73 million for children’s charities in Ireland.

# charity - Saturday 2 March, 2013

Mobile operators fail to implement directive on VAT charges for charity texts

Two years ago Revenue announced text donations would no longer be liable for VAT but charities are still not receiving this money.

# charity - Friday 1 March, 2013

From The Score Roy Keane

Roy Keane shells out for 1966 World Cup programme, signed by Bobby Moore

And he wore a corduroy jacket to a celebrity quiz in Manchester last night.

# charity - Wednesday 27 February, 2013

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# charity - Saturday 23 February, 2013

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Poll: Do you have a Trócaire box in the house?

It was once in almost every household in Ireland over Lent – on the charity’s 40th anniversary, we ask: Is the Trócaire box something you still use?

# charity - Sunday 17 February, 2013

€300k owed to Jack & Jill Foundation after fundraising company liquidated

Folamh Ireland is being liquidated, leaving the charity owed “a substantial amount of money” in unpaid mobile phone donations.

# charity - Wednesday 13 February, 2013

From The Score Trek Of A Lifetime

‘The route is littered with death’ – Irish adventurers recall 16,000km trek to Shanghai

David Burns and Maghnus Collins set off on the Silk Route in March 2012 to raise funds for Self Help Africa.

# charity - Monday 4 February, 2013

GOAL signs €2.5 million deal with US for Syrian aid

Millions of people are displaced as Syria experiences an extremely harsh winter

# charity - Thursday 31 January, 2013

Organisation in Dublin launches campaign to reduce street begging

The Dublin City Business Improvement District is encouraging people to place donations in new ‘giving boxes’ instead of directly to people begging.

# charity - Monday 21 January, 2013

Public urged to check in on older people during cold weather

Older people and those with mobility issues can be particularly affected by the cold snap, the charity ALONE has said.

# charity - Sunday 20 January, 2013

Three-year-old Katie Lonergan’s only wish is to walk

So far €13,000 of the €60,000 needed has been raised to send Katie to the US for the life changing surgery she needs that will give her the chance to walk.

# charity - Saturday 12 January, 2013

Column: Haiti – Three years on from devastation

The recovery from the 2010 earthquake has slowed but there are strong grounds for optimism, says Concern Worldwide Regional Director, Bríd Kennedy.

# charity - Tuesday 8 January, 2013

Charity sees 16 per cent increase in donations to needy in 2012

The Sick and Indigent Roomkeepers Society – which was formed in 1790 – distributed €120,000 to over 200 individuals and families last year.

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Poll: Would you leave money to a charity in your will?

A Dublin woman left €500k to an animal welfare charity in her will, which will be split between two Limerick charities. Will you be leaving money to charity in your will?

# charity - Thursday 3 January, 2013

From The Score Silk Road

Irish adventurers near end of 16,000km trek from Istanbul to Shanghai

Maghnus Collins and David Burns are 450km from the finishing post but more challenges are in-store.

# charity - Friday 28 December, 2012

Woman allegedly ‘set up fake fundraising scheme’ for Newtown victims

The 37-year-old from the Bronx allegedly claimed to be the aunt of one of the victims.

# charity - Tuesday 25 December, 2012

My Christmas Day: Boiled meat with the prospect of scorpions

Merry Christmas from Maban, South Sudan, where Niamh Fleming-Farrell sends dispatches from the frontline of aid workers there.

# charity - Monday 24 December, 2012

From The Daily Edge Christmas Eve This post contains videos

VIDEO: Bono and Glen Hansard busking on Grafton Street this evening

They were joined by Lisa Hannigan to sing for charity in the city centre.

# charity - Saturday 22 December, 2012

Top readers’ comments of the week

Here’s our round-up of the funniest, most thought-provoking and interesting comments you lot made this week. Did you make it in?

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