Denise Charlton
41 results

Almost €300,000 awarded to community-based biodiversity projects
- Politics
- February 8, 2021, 00:01
Birds, bats, bogs and trees, as well as a unique championship for hedge-laying, are all set to benefit from new biodiversity grants from philanthropi(...)

New free legal advice clinic launches for children in care system
- Social Affairs
- January 26, 2021, 23:53
A new free legal advice clinic for children and young people in the care system commenced on Tuesday. The clinic, which seeks to empower children or (...)

Philanthropic donations almost doubled in 2020 in response to Covid-19
- Social Affairs
- December 31, 2020, 13:52
Donations from private and corporate donors almost doubled in 2020 in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Community Foundation for Ire(...)

Charities to be able to apply for €6m raised in RTÉ Does Comic Relief
- Irish News
- August 4, 2020, 02:51
Applications open from Tuesday for charities to apply for almost €6 million in funding raised in the RTÉ Does Comic Relief telethon. Charities workin(...)

Abortion referendum: money pouring in from small donors, both sides claim
- Health
- April 10, 2018, 15:39
Fundraising appeals by abortion-referendum campaigns have raised significant amounts from small donors, both sides have claimed. Together for Yes, wh(...)

Minister for Justice signs new laws on sexual offences
- Crime & Law
- March 27, 2017, 13:45
New laws criminalising the purchase of sex and introducing new offences relating to the sexual exploitation of children will take effect from Monday. (...)

Former sex workers seek change in legislation
- Social Affairs
- September 14, 2016, 21:33
Women formerly involved in the sex industry have spoken of their experience of abuse, extreme violence and rape to lend their voices to a campaign fo(...)

FF Senator urges more training for teachers marking exams
- Oireachtas
- January 15, 2016, 01:00
Fianna Fáil Senator Ned O’Sullivan has said teachers marking second-level examination papers should have more training. “It is currently only two d(...)

Man released after arrest over human trafficking in Donegal
- Social Affairs
- September 30, 2015, 10:19
Gardaí have released a man they were questioning about alleged human trafficking in Co Donegal. The man, in his 40s, was released from custody at Let(...)

HSE service refers women in prostitution for abortion advice
- Social Affairs
- March 13, 2015, 18:54
A Health Service Executive (HSE) health service for women engaged in prostitution refers “about 10 women a year” to the Irish Family Planning Associat(...)