Irish charity gets reminder from charities over its anti-Israel activity – In recent years, Irish people have been referring to Trócaire charity as a political organization, funding highly politicized and problematic NGOs active in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. | JPost

Back in 1970s Ireland, Irish Catholic overseas development charity Trócaire was widely perceived to be a wholesome and benign charity doing good work around the world, and its collection boxes were featured on almost every Irish kitchen table. At Christmas and Easter, we were encouraged to deposit our pocket money into the boxes to help the poor and underprivileged overseas, and we did so gladly.