Legal seminar to help charity board members face 'significant challenges'

While Ireland is renowned for its charitable nature, trustees of charities have come under “considerable pressure” here in the last 12 months and faced some “significant challenges”, according to a senior counsel.

Paul McGarry, chairman of the Council of the Bar of Ireland, was speaking ahead of a legal seminar being run for board members of charities.

The Bar of Ireland and the Charities Regulator are holding a free seminar for charity secretaries and trustees on January 25, to provide them with information and training about their legal responsibilities as board members.