Charities lose millions as fundraisers are cancelled

Charities such as the Irish Cancer Society and Pieta House have lost millions of euro after cancelling major fundraising drives due to the coronavirus crisis.

The Wheel, which represents more than 1,700 charities, community and voluntary organisations, and social enterprises across the country said that a combination of surging demand and the collapse of normal fundraising income has left the sector in desperate need of public support.