Ireland

Further EU funding is more likely for peace projects in Northern Ireland, according to First Minister Peter Robinson.

U2 gave the €5 million profit from their concerts in 2009 to a music charity, their manager has told the Irish Times.

Research that will inform a future national giving campaign in Ireland has found that, despite the recession, Irish people will consider giving more money and time to charity.

Steven Spielberg has donated props from his multi Oscar-nominated blockbuster, Lincoln, to the Wicklow Hospice Foundation for an auction at next week’s European premiere in Dublin.

The Irish Commissioners for Charitable Donations and Bequests has had to step in to adjudicate on a significant charitable bequest after money was left to a charity that did not operate in Ireland.

Following a review of its grantmaking strategy, the Community Foundation for Ireland has ended its Grassroots Grants programme which it has run for 12 years.

Diageo Ireland donated over €1 million to charity in Ireland last year.

A new survey by the Irish Times has revealed that two thirds of charities have seen their incomes fall in recent years.

The Ireland Funds has launched a new fundraising campaign which aims to raise $1 million a month up to the end of 2013.

The Irish Youth Foundation is calling for applications for its 2013 funding round from organisations in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.