Childline at risk as donations plummet

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.

Members attending the charity’s AGM in Dublin yesterday were warned the ISPCC was being pushed to breaking point.

Caroline O’Sullivan, the ISPCC’s director of services, said: “Last year we thought we would break even until the CRC and Rehab controversies struck and then we noticed a dramatic drop in our income.