Charity Retail Ireland (formerly known as the Irish Charity Shops Association) is the nationwide umbrella group for charities who operate shops and sell online as part of their fundraising activities. Our members range from large national charities to local, community based charities and our 43 members operate over 470 shops nationwide. All our members are registered with the Charities Regulator and have signed up to our Code of Charity Retailing that is a condition of their membership.

Textile reuse is the largest re-use activity in Ireland. Charity shops are the main drivers of this re-use activity and have been operating in this space for over 30 years.

Textile reuse is when you buy an item of clothing from a charity shop, second hand/vintage shop, or swap clothes with your friends instead of buying a new item. New clothes are now a low cost commodity and are often imported from low wage economies in Asia and eastern Europe.

Email     info [at] icsa.ie
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