Charity watchdog seeks explanation over Irish republican funding claim

The UK's charity watchdog is demanding an explanation from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust over claims that it gave £275,000 (approx. €308,000) to an organisation linked to a banned Irish republican group.

Charity watchdog seeks explanation over Irish republican funding claim

The UK's charity watchdog is demanding an explanation from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust over claims that it gave £275,000 (approx. €308,000) to an organisation linked to a banned Irish republican group.

The Quaker trust's website shows a grant of £149,915(approx. €168,000) to Teach Na Failte in November 2014 and another of £125,000 (€140,000) in March last year.

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