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Wed 02 Feb 2010Charities need to be asked rude questions
Just because an activity takes place under the label of charity doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be challenged, writes SARAH CAREY
NEWS THAT Irish Aid, the development section of the Department of Foreign Affairs, has declared itself satisfied with the accounts of the Niall Mellon Township Trust will come as some relief to the admirable Mellon. Irish Aid wanted to know precisely what the charity did with the €5 million it was granted in 2007 before considering a new application for funds to build houses in Cape Town.
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