Irish charity folds after repaying €97k omitted from accounts

AN Irish charity has folded under a cloud after paying back almost €100,000 in government aid which was destined for people in Kenya.

The ICROSS organisation (International Community for the Relief of Starvation) repaid the €97,000 after it failed to account for it in its accounts.

An audit carried out by Irish Aid is understood to have found that the money could not be traced and that explanations as to where it was spent were unsatisfactory.