Impact
We improve lives
Irish Life Staff Charities was founded in 1995 and has raised over €5 million for charities chosen by our people. Every euro raised is matched by Irish Life doubling the benefit of your fundraising endeavours.
Corporate Social Responsibility means supporting our people, and the communities we live and work in, through volunteering and giving back to charity. Through our Staff Charities, School programmes and Volunteering we continue to give back to those around us.
This programme is close to our teams’ hearts. We are proud to support charities that help people in need. It's a small step to make a huge difference in someone's life.
Community Focus
Supporting communities
We’re proud to support the Irish Life Dublin Marathon
Together, the Irish Life Dublin Marathon and Summer of Running Series are Ireland’s biggest sport participation event with over 45,000 people taking part, raising over €9 million for charity. They are special days that see people achieve incredible goals. They are also proud days for family members and friends that are watching their loved ones take part. The Irish Life Dublin Marathon takes place every October Bank Holiday weekend and is preceded by the Irish Life Summer of Running Series which starts in June and finishes with the Irish Life Dublin Half Marathon in September.
We embrace the responsibility of positively impacting the future for all
Irish Life is proud to partner with organisations that make a difference nationally, and in the communities where we live and work. Our Staff Charities programme is hugely valued by our people and reflects the passion and motivations that are central to our corporate social responsibility activities.
P-TECH is a global education model that offers students all over the world the opportunity to develop skills and competencies that will translate directly to competitive careers. Irish Life has a long-standing partnership with Larkin Community College.
Larkin Community College is a co-educational college in the heart of Dublin city and offers students an opportunity to learn in a student-centred, positive environment. In 2018, P-TECH launched in Ireland and Irish Life became one of the first industry partners.
P-TECH complements a student’s normal secondary education and enables them to gain a third-level qualification. As part of the programme, Transition year students complete work experience for six weeks in Irish Life and fifth-year students receive mentoring from Irish Life mentors.
In 2021, Larkin Community College was one of the Irish Life Staff Charities and €207,000 was fundraised by employees.
Larkin Community College & P-TECH
See how our people make positive changes
Interview
Kate Wheatley
Staff Charities Committee Member
When I first joined Irish Life, I signed up to contribute to the Staff Charities on a monthly basis straight away. I loved how each year the two Charities were chosen by the Irish Life staff, how the Committee ran amazing events to fundraise like cycles and table quizzes, and how the company matches the amount raised by the staff! It really is incredible. I was so delighted to then join the Committee and be involved in running the events and initiatives for staff. I have been a member of the Irish Life Staff Charities committee for over five years now! Every year, we chat to the two Charities and hear about what this partnership means to them and what they will be able to do with the money received at the end of the year. It’s amazing to hear about the plans the Charities have and what they can deliver with the money raised by Irish Life. On a personal note, when speaking about work to friends and family, I always bring up our Staff Charities and how proud I am to work for a company that works with Charities like Irish Life does.
