80% of Charities Fear Closure as Pandemic Causes Collapse in Funding
![CEO of The Wheel, Deirdre Garvey, with the organisation's Budget 2021 submission.](/sites/default/files/styles/square/public/media/images/2020-11/1976633_4_articlelarge_NO_20FEE_20THE_20WHEEL_20PREBUDGET._20SUBMISSION_20MX4_0.jpg?h=41a11289&itok=9BEsB7RG)
Irish charities say they are struggling to survive as funding remains uncertain during the Covid-19 pandemic.
A new survey, conducted by The Wheel, found that 82% of charities expressed concern about whether they will have sufficient funds to provide their services in 2021 (Irish Examiner, 2 October 2020).