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Bees, bikes and books: give the gift of charity this Christmas
- Personal Finance
- December 18, 2018, 05:18
You may well be exhausted from the Christmas rush. But with just a week to go, if you still have gifts to get, why not consider one that can benefit s(...)

Irish aid charities fired more than a dozen staff over sexual misconduct
- Irish News
- February 17, 2018, 06:00
More than a dozen employees have been fired from several Irish overseas aid charities over incidents of sexual misconduct in recent years. Trócaire,(...)

Next week the Syrian conflict will enter its seventh year. What began in March 2011 as an uprising against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad turne(...)

Ethiopia’s worst drought in over 30 years wreaks havoc
- Africa
- July 11, 2016, 01:00
From a dirt road overlooking the valley the landscape looks more like an abandoned quarry than what it is: the single source of sustenance for a commu(...)
Five years on, a glimmer of hope in Syria
- Editorial
- March 18, 2016, 00:00
This is a highly auspicious week for the future of Syria. On the fifth anniversary of its murderous civil war, resumed peace talks are under way in Ge(...)

Irish invention is giving people in Malawi the power they need
- Business
- July 20, 2015, 09:00
Dublin engineers working with rural communities in Malawi have come up with an effective joint solution to two problems faced by developing countries.(...)

Mobile phones ring changes in Kenya with internet access
- Africa
- June 9, 2015, 01:00
Rising gross domestic product rates, growing populations, an emerging middle class and employment driven by technology are combining to create a new n(...)

Does fundraiser trade on gender stereotypes?
- Social Affairs
- September 4, 2014, 01:08
“Are you man enough?” That’s the challenge from Concern and Women’s Aid for their upcoming fundraiser. “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes” asks men (and women)(...)

Small amount of aid getting into Syria, charities say
- Politics
- October 9, 2013, 21:00
Only a very limited amount of aid is getting into Syria despite the millions of people in need of help, charities working in the conflict-torn country(...)

It’s get smart or die for charities
- Innovation
- August 19, 2013, 01:00
It sounds simple: if you want to maximise the value of your crop, sell it at the market offering the best price. But until recently, lack of real-time(...)