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By Barry Roche, Southern CorrespondentA €4.3 MILLION pilot project catering for more than 2,000 people with dementia has the potential to divert thousands of people with the condition away from institutional care and allow them to continuing living in their communities.According to the founding director…

By ADAM MEYERSONEntrepreneur and philanthropist Chuck Feeney recently made news when his foundation donated $350 million to Cornell University. The huge gift was made to clinch that institution's victory in Mayor Michael Bloomberg's competition to build a technology-incubating campus in New York City. Behind the scenes,…

Children who attend two small mid-Ulster primary schools of separate religious traditions have become classmates through the first shared teacher to be appointed in Northern Ireland.There are just 65 pupils combined at Desertmartin Primary, a Church of Ireland maintained school, and Knocknagin Primary, a Catholic…

PAMELA DUNCANAMENDMENTS DESIGNED to protect migrant women experiencing domestic violence should be included in the Immigration and Protection Bill, an Oireachtas committee heard yesterday.Representatives of Women’s Aid, migrant network AkiDwA and the Immigrant Council of Ireland said migrant women were in a vulnerable position, as…

By Sinenhlanhla Gumede Keeping girls and boys apart in the classroom may be socially harmful to them, according to several educationists. Despite extensive research suggesting that both sexes do better academically and socially when they learn separately, educationists say mixed classes often adapt better after…

By John KennedyThe founder of Irish youth health and activism website SpunOut.ie has stepped down and the hunt is on for a new director to lead the organisation. SpunOut founder Ruairi McKiernan started the organisation seven and half years ago. The site is now available worldwide…

By Miriam SteffensWhen it comes to philanthropy, many seriously wealthy Australians have deep pockets and short arms. IN THE midst of an unprecedented mining boom that's creating more millionaires than ever, rising standards of living and wealth, it is our dark little secret. Australian of…

BY GENEVIEVE CARBERY Political transparency, more civic education and equality of access were the major issues raised at a We the Citizens public meeting last night. The non-politically aligned campaign is holding public meetings to hear how citizens want to improve Ireland. Almost 150 people…

Wednesday, May 25, at noon U.S. Eastern timeA Chronicle Live DiscussionDiane Feeney, daughter of Charles Feeney, the quiet billionaire who created Atlantic Philanthropies and has given much of his fortune away, was in her early 20s when her family established their foundation, the French American…

By Gara LaMarche.Note: This article is adapted from a speech by Gara LaMarche called “The Moral Life of Philanthropy,” given at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in September 2010. You can read the full speech hereIn 1965, Bill Moyers, then a young White House aide,…