Charities regulator issues Trócaire ‘reminder’ over political activity

Charities regulator issues Trócaire ‘reminder’ over political activity Twal Umande (48) and Bahati Imulali (20) accessing Trócaire water points to prevent the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Photo: Garry Walsh

Staff reporter Trócaire has been written to by the Charities Regulator to “remind” it that any future political activity must “directly advance and support [its] stated charitable purposes”. The Sunday Times reported that the letter to the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church was the result of two formal complaints related to recent campaigns…

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