"Irish Soup Kitchens"

spurious wrote: »

I have noticed collectors for 'Irish Soup Kitchens' at the GPO and on O'Connell Street generally. They seem to give out freebies like biros, but don't seem to have the ID most other collectors have. No indication as to where these soup kitchens are located - anyone know anything about them?

Facebook page gives no address or registered charity number, just a mobile number for contact and the who,e operation is listed as 'Religious organisation'.
All sounds a bit rum when there are many genuine charities in the area.

They're on Upper Baggot Street most days too - either at Donnybrook Fair or across the road at the Burger King.

I've often wondered about these collectors as well, they don't look very genuine.

They are on Nassau Street between Easons and the Kilkenny shop a lot as well as Grafton Street near Compu b sometimes and in front of the GPO.

I think I've seen them elsewhere as well but I can't remember off hand.

Their FB hasn't been updated since 9/12/14......

Perhaps this might gain more traction in the Louth forum.

Is it a tad unusual that they're collecting in Dublin so regularly?

They say they're a religious organisation; this presumably exonerates them from being having to register with the Charities Regulator?

I'm smelling something here & it's quite fishy.....

snickerpuss wrote: »

They are always on Nassau Street with a little table which has taped to it a piece of A4 paper that says Irish Soup Kitchens. Doesn't look very legit.

Think it was them I saw today at the side of Brown Thomas, between the Centra and Cos, ropey looking table with printed off A4 signs, didn't seem very professional at all. Next time I see them I'll ask to see ID/permits.

Don't take the soup! It will cost you your soul!

If you do though, get a load of bread - i.e. dough. Cash up front and all that.

SteoL wrote: »

Passed these today. There was an A4 page on the table with 'An Garda Siochana' printed and AGS logo on it. Now I didn't actually read it so don't know what it said but presuming they are legit.

I can put a Garda siochana logo on something, doesn't mean it's legit, did you read the post 2 posts above?

Nokia6230i wrote: »

They're not registered with Charity Regulator despite the chap who answered the phone saying to me that they were, that they'd submitted their forms etc. 2 years ago.

Charity Regulator says different; they only received forms in October 2015; someone's telling porkies.

Said their charitable status hasn't yet been determined so no charity number from the CR; the CR can remove this.

ISK did say they're opening a new soup kitchen to go with the one they have at 80 West St. in Drogheda (would love to know does it actually exist; Google throws up a number of businesses at that addresses incl. I think a Tattoo Parlour & a Butchers) at Nrs. 19/20 Ushers Island/Quay in Dublin at the end of July.

Given their FB page hasn't been updated since it was started in Dec. 14 I'd be loathe to hand over a cent based on what I've typed & what others've posted here too. Currently anyway......

I'm from Drogheda. I'm not affiliated with them in any way, if anything they're a nuisance, because they did setup a soup kitchen right in the middle of a residential area, in between 2 schools. As far as I remember 80 West St was the original place planned for them to set up shop, but they decided not to as it's highly visible and might put off the service users. They do have a facility, in an area known as Sunday's Gate.

I'd be sceptical that it's a charity. All food is donated, there's supposed to be a cafe connected to the soup kitchen from which the profits of it are used to run the kitchen, but the whole idea has been dodgy as fcuk since day 1.

The guy running the show has a sh1t reputation in the town too.

They've more than one soup kitchen, there's one in Dublin somewhere too AFAIK. As well as that, they're as popular as a fart in a lift in Drogheda, because of its location, lack of transparency and owner so collecting there would be a waste of everyone's time.

SteoL wrote: »

Passed these today. There was an A4 page on the table with 'An Garda Siochana' printed and AGS logo on it. Now I didn't actually read it so don't know what it said but presuming they are legit.

Similar setup outside the Swan Centre in Rathmines today. Without being judgemental, the two lads where rough looking and they gave off a mischievous vibe. If I see them again I'll ask a few questions.

The airing Soup Kitchen Centers was set up in October 2013.Tge first soup kitchen was meant to open on 80 west street in Drogheda Co Louth but the charity found a better facility on dolans corner Sunday's gate drogheda co Louth they spent 110,000 euros renovating the building to health and safety standards they have fully fitted kitchen witch is serving 2300 hot meals per week to the needy. We also hand out 300 to 500 food parcels a week with are mobile delivery service. We in January this year took over two units number 19-20 ushers quay in Dublin witch we are presently renovating and we hope to provide approx 6500 hot meals per week and approx 1000 food hampers per week we are also looking at a venue in Co Meath at this present moment and hoping to sign up soon for any person that is doubt about the Irish soup kitchens please ask any of our volunteers for there licence there I.D and also the information letter stating what we have achieved since setting up in October 2013. Anyone who would like to check with the charity regulator will see for fact that our application was made in 2014
The charity regulator was set up by our government to make sure that all funds received from the public are spent in a correct manner by the charity. Please also note that the Irish Soup Kitchen annual accounts for the past two years are on the charity regulator system and are fully certified by chartered accounts if any body requires any further information please PM