The success of the Charity Shop is in offering desirable products, in a clean, customer friendly environment, with a high degree of professionalism. As members of the ICSA we benefit from sharing of information and the support we receive from each other. Members range from large national charities to smaller locally based ones and currently our members operate over 320 shops throughout Ireland. All our members have CHY registration with the Revenue Commissioners.
Our Association's vision is a thriving and diverse charity retail sector in Ireland, which supports both individual charities and the Association. These charities are members of the Irish Charity Shops Association.
Full list of ICSA member charities: Age Action Aware Barnardos The Bubblegum Club Cheeverstown Cope Galway Debra Ireland Enable Ireland Friends of the Elderly Gorta Irish Cancer Society Irish Deaf Society Irish Wheelchair Association Lamh Healing Foundation Liberties Recycling Mater Foundation NCBI Oxfam Ireland St Brigid's Family and Community Centre Dublin, Galway and Midlands Simon Communities Society of St Vincent de Paul Threshold Vita Waterford Hospice Movement Women's Aid
A Steering Group made up of the Chair, Public Relations Officer and other key members is responsible for the day to day running of the association. Current members of the steering group are: Paul Hughes - Chair and PRO, Irish Cancer Society Michael Wall - ICSA President, Society of St Vincent De Paul Helen Kennedy - Women's Aid Solène Rapinel - Oxfam Ireland Barry Magee - NCBI Colette Miller - Barnardos Linda Ward - Secretary and Website Co-ordinator
How the Association was formed Officially launched in 2000 in UCD, the Irish Charity Shops Association was formed following a seminar organised by Dr Tony Parker. He is the former Head of Retail Studies at UCD and kindly agreed to be Patron of the Association.