Autism charity boss: We didn’t write a budget for 2016

The country’s main autism charity Irish Autism Action, once fronted by Boyzone star Keith Duffy, did not write a budget for 2016.

“There was no budget actually written for 2016, as a matter of fact,” said CEO of Irish Autism Action (IAA), Brian Murnane, yesterday. “And, you know, budgeting is kind of a hazardous occupation in a charity, simply because you’re at the mercy of fundraised income, which had fallen by 30% in each of the prior two years.”

He was speaking after a meeting with parents of autistic children in Dublin. The meeting was held by Irish Autism Mammys after news broke that the charity was cutting back vital outreach services due to funding constraints.