Irish react to homeless crisis with leading levels of generosity

Homelessness is the number one cause donated to by the Irish, according to the first comprehensive study of giving trends in the country. The study from the Charities Aid Foundation, carried out in partnership with Philanthropy Ireland, is released just weeks after an Irish election campaign in which housing shortages and homelessness were key issues for voters. The Irish are consistently among the world’s most generous countries and this study found that people in Ireland are also more likely that elsewhere to help the homeless with more than one in…

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