Major gift, Ireland

Prominent Northern Ireland industrialist and philanthropist Sir Allen McClay, 80, has died in America where he had gone for medical treatment.

A new report into philanthropy in Ireland indicates that it is not inevitable that major giving will decline during the current recession and an unprecedented fall in the paper wealth of many of Irela

Billionaire philanthropist Chuck Feeney has said that his foundation is prepared to help Ireland through the recession.

An Irish telecoms tycoon has used €1 million of his fortune to found a charity and has set himself a target of €7.5 million to build and repair houses for Haiti’s poor.

CCS Europe, one of the world's leading fundraising consultancies, has raised £6 million of its £7 million target for the 'Planning For The Future' appeal. The appeal, which is ahead of schedule, is for the Catholic disocese of Down and Connor for cathedral restoration, priest retirement and lay education.