Organisation: Irish Charity Shops’ Association

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Clothes recycling scheme launches in Cork town

In Ireland, about 68,000 tonnes of textiles are discarded every year by householders and commercial users

Wed, 16 Mar, 2022

Gangs of clothing thieves steal €1m from St Vincent de Paul charity

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has been deprived of around €1m in funding after eastern European gangs raided the charity’s secondhand clothing containers, writes Sean O’Riordan.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2016

Gangs of clothing thieves steal €1m from St Vincent de Paul

The Society of St Vincent de Paul (SVP) has been deprived of around €1m in funding after eastern European gangs raided the charity’s secondhand clothing containers.

Fri, 12 Aug, 2016

Charity shops lose €10m as gangs steal clothes donations

CHARITY shops have lost an estimated €10 million in the last two years because foreign crime gangs are stealing donations of clothes that householders leave outside their doors.

Tue, 09 Aug, 2011