Sinn Féin has said voters in the British general election have a right to know the actual source of the donation.

POLITICS the world over is full of guff. Full of bluster, self-serving statements, can-kicking, lies, and murky hypocrisy. Our Irish brand of politics is no different.

Over 1,000 organisations have signed up to a voluntary governance code aimed at maintaining public trust and confidence in the charitable sector, it has emerged.

A charity which awarded €1.64m in top-ups to senior staff has continued to defend them even with mounting political pressure for the money to be repaid.

We ignore the fact that most of the services are... state services with a different sign on the door, writes Terry Prone

First Console and now St John of God. How are these charity scandals emerging when there is supposed to be a Charities Regulator in place now?

Diego Ulissi of Italy claimed his second win of the Giro d’Italia as Bob Jungels maintained his grip on the race leader’s pink jersey on yesterday’s 11th stage.

The Kremlin yesterday dismissed allegations that Russia had run a sophisticated doping programme at the last winter Olympics as treacherous slander, calling the ex-head of the country’s anti-doping laboratory “a turncoat.”

The World Anti-Doping Agency's compliance review committee has recommended Kenya be declared non-compliant, casting doubt on the country's participation in this summer's Olympic Games.

The State has stepped in to fund a potentially life-changing operation that could help a little boy with cerebral palsy walk and live pain-free.

Your editorial (January 14) offers a veritable understatement of gargantuan proportion, given the shambles of the Irish Cancer Society’s last few days in the media-zone and the surge of public opprobrium ensuing.

The IFA’s former general secretary Pat Smith and president Eddie Downey find themselves as household names for all the wrong reasons.

A charities umbrella group has claimed that less than 5% of voluntary groups have signed up to strict transparency rules to prevent another CRC or Rehab crisis because of “government inaction” on the issue.

Trade unions at Aer Lingus have distanced themselves from claims from a person within their ranks that workers are now in favour of a takeover by IAG.

Ex-Central Remedial Clinic boss Paul Kiely has again been urged to give back his controversial €740,000 severance package pay-out, after the charity suffered a loss of almost exactly the same amount last year.

The plummeting public faith in charities in the wake of the Rehab and Central Remedial Clinic scandals has threatened the future of Childline’s 24-hour help-line, says the ISPCC.

The Central Remedial Clinic in Dublin has dropped its Santa Bear charity appeal.

Make-A-Wish Ireland has said a "heartbreaking" drop in revenues means it will not be able to grant every wish it receives from seriously ill children this year.

The ex-chairman of the crisis-hit Central Remedial Clinic has "apologised" for its charity top-ups scandal — but has insisted he and his colleagues have a "clear conscience" as they did nothing wrong.

One hundred senior health service managers are still topping up their high salaries with extra payments despite a HSE deadline passing to end the controversy.

It is been confirmed that the board of the Central Remedial Clinic was ordered to resign last December by the Health Service Executive or face cuts in funding.

Representatives from the Central Remedial Clinic, its former board and the Health Service Executive, will come before The Public Accounts Committee this morning.

Former members of the board of the Central Remedial Clinic, who were forced out over the charity top-ups scandal, have refused to turn up for a high-profile meeting on the issue.

It has emerged that the former board of the Central Remedial Clinic has yet to confirm whether it will appear at the Public Accounts Committee next week.

I’VE decided how I will vote in the Labour leadership elections. All these years a rank-and-file member, and now I have a say in who should lead my party.

The Central Remedial Clinic has said it will deal with all outstanding issues raised in the report of its interim administrator — including chasing the overpayment made to a former chief executive.

The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee says the former chief executive of the CRC Paul Kiely should return part of his retirement package.

A report into the Central Remedial Clinic has revealed a determination to keep information from the HSE and the public on its funding streams and its chief executive’s pay packet.

The Central Remedial Clinic was far more concerned with saving face than it was with saving money.

A report by the interim administrator into the Central Remedial Clinic has criticised the board of the organisation for rushing into a pay-off deal for retiring Chief Executive Paul Kiely.

At least eight high-ranking health service officials are refusing to give up their right to hidden contract "top-ups" — and have threatened legal action if the money is removed as planned next month.

Some senior executives in voluntary hospitals and health agencies may be allowed to keep their controversial top-up allowances.

The ISPCC has warned that its 24-hour Childline service is at risk because of plunging donations since the Central Remedial Clinic and Rehab controversies hit the charity sector.

Recently Tánaiste Eamon Gilmore visited Cork. He met with GAA representatives at Pairc Uí Chaoimh where he promised to make representations on their behalf to acquire State funding. Which is the only success story of the Labour party . He got it, all of €30m.

Two out of three Irish charities have seen public donations plummet by as much as 10% since the Rehab and Central Remedial Clinic scandals emerged.

Some charities have seen donations drop by up to 20%, following negative publicity around Rehab and the CRC.

Almost two-thirds of Irish charities claim their fundraising has been affected by the negative publicity surrounding Rehab and the CRC.

The Central Remedial Clinic is to cut its CEO’s salary by two thirds as part of sweeping changes.

Details have been announced of a new chief executive and board of governors at the Central Remedial Clinic.

The PAC yesterday received a detailed Rehab response to 12 ongoing issues about the charity. It will discuss the letter — sections of which are outlined below — today.

Tourism Minister Leo Varadkar has said he wants Oireachtas committees to continue probing issues of public interest even if it is unpopular with some TDs and senators.

Shatter begins recruitment process for Charities Regulatory Authority