Charities to be funded on multi-annual basis, says minister

Minister of state for community development and charities Joe O'Brien. Picture: Gareth Chaney/Collins

The Government is to fund charities on a multi-annual basis as the sector continues to experience unprecedented revenue loss since the outbreak of Covid.

Charities now expect to be down €445m this year after the pandemic halted a huge number of fundraising events, leaving many organisations fearing that they will not be able to provide services next year.