# Atlantic makes €10 million donation

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2006/01/23/atlantic-makes-e10-million-donation/
- Published: 2006-01-23T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**Atlantic Philanthropies, one of Europe’s largest charitable foundations, has made
a €10 million donation to a Cork based charity. St Patrick’s Hospital cares for 
terminally ill patients throughout Cork city and county.**

St Patrick’s chief executive Kevin O’Dwyer said the donation followed contacts between
Atlantic Philanthropies and the Department of Health three years ago when the American
charity was seeking to assist projects for older people. The new centre, which will
cost €30 million in total, will provide a 75-bed hospital.

AP’s programme manager Jean Manahan said one of the foundation’s aims was to enhance
general health services for older people. AP was set up by Irish-American billionaire
Chuck Feeney.

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Recently AP has been in the news for cutting their grant to the Dublin based watchdog
body the Centre for Public Inquiry after allegations against the centre’s director.
The former director has denied the allegations.

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