Hospice spent thousands on wine

Two HSE audits of Our Lady’s Hospice in Dublin found it spent thousands of euro on restaurants and wine, as well as on properties in Spain and Dublin.

The internal audit into fundraising and donations at Our Lady’s between 2006 and 2015 found the hospice spent €70,000 over five years relating to a property in Spain, left to it in a will.

The report says no valuation was obtained on the property, and it was sold in 2015 for €37,500. Comparable properties in the region were valued at €250,000.