Five charities to receive fund boost

BAnk of Ireland has announced the next recipients of grants from its Cost of Living Fund.

In Dublin, the recipients include Hill street Family Resource Centre, Care Alliance Ireland, Quarryvale Community Resource Centre CLG, Friends of the Elderly, and Doras Bui.

The donations are targeted at groups including children and families at risk, older persons, domestic abuse charities, those with disabilities, lone parents and migrant communities amongst others.

The Bank has committed €1 million overall to organisations supporting those most at risk from cost of living pressures, with the funding divided into two tranches.

“The first part of the €1 million fund was allocated in January with €500,000 fasttracked to 13 organisations working with vulnerable groups across the island of Ireland with grants from €25,000 up to €100,000. This second round of donations will provide up to 50 smaller non-profit organisations with vital financial support in the form of grants of up to €10,000.

“The rising cost of living is a significant challenge for many families across Ireland and that is why we committed €1 million in funding towards our cost of living response fund,” Myles past 20 years, since opening its first Irish store in Parnell street in 1999.

O’Grady, Bank of Ireland Group CEO, said.

The retailer currently employs 673 people in Dublin with a €20.3 million total salary spend across its 26 stores in the county.

Working with 81 local producers, ALDI spent €193 million with these Dublin based suppliers in 2021. Additionally, ALDI will invest almost €2.1 million in Dublin as part of its Project Fresh initiative. ALDI Project Fresh stores focus on reducing the reliance on fossil fuels, using sustainable energy supply and saving CO2 emissions.

ALDI has invested almost €73 million across the country to revamp the design and energy efficiency credentials of its store network as part of the Project Fresh store upgrades, which have been taking place since 2016.