Ireland

The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister in Northern Ireland has announced the opening of a second round of funding applications under the ‘Contested Spaces’ Programme.

The Irish Minister for Justice, Alan Shatter, has confirmed that the new Charities Regulatory Authority which was to be established after the passing of the 2009 Charities Act will now not be establis

Fundraising income for Barnardos in Ireland fell from €8.5 million in 2009 to €7.5 million in 2010, according to the charity's latest annual report.

The Ireland Funds increased its grant giving by nearly tenfold in 2010 to almost $41 million, according to its latest returns to the US Internal Revenue authorities.

The Big Lottery Fund in Northern Ireland has allocated £15 million to support families from 2012 to 2015.

Ulster Garden Villages, Northern Ireland’s largest independent charitable trust, distributed just over £1.3 million in donations in 2011, a reduction of £267,000 on the previous year, according to its

The Community Foundation for Ireland is accepting applications for funding from organisations working with women affected by addition, prostitution, trafficking and violence and abuse.

Nominations are being invited for the Irish Fundraising Awards 2012 which will take place on 20 June in The Aviva Stadium, Dublin.

Atlantic Philanthropies has announced a number of significant new grants in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

The Irish Government has said that the National Lottery will maintain the same levels of charitable giving when the licence is sold to a private operator.