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Tue 05 May 2004Keeping track of all our charitable donationsThey are probably the best fundraisers in the business, but are Irish health-related charities accountable? Elaine Edwards reportsWe give millions of euro each year to help what we see as worthwhile causes and charities, but do we ever think about where the money goes? And just how transparent are the State's main health charities and, for that matter, other charities?