Charities Regulator

The Charities Regulator is Ireland's national statutory regulator for charitable organisations. The Charities Regulator is an independent authority and was established on 16th October 2014 under the Charities Act, 2009. The key functions of the Regulator are to establish and maintain a public register of charitable organisations operating in Ireland and ensure their compliance with the Charities Acts. The Regulator also engages in the provision of services to charities including the authorising of appointments of new charitable trustees, the framing of schemes of incorporation, authorisation of Cy-Près schemes and disposition of lands held upon charitable trusts. Under Part 4 of the Charities Act, 2009 the Regulator has the power to conduct statutory investigations into any organisation believed to be non-compliant with the Charities Acts. Anyone with information of wrongdoing should contact the Regulator by e-mailing concerns@charitiesregulator.ie. All concerns raised will be dealt with in confidence.