Charity with 23 staff had no monthly payroll reports; Alcohol purchases claimed in expenses

A Tusla-funded charity with 23 staff had no monthly payroll reports despite spending almost 81% of its income on payroll over three years.

Latest: Epic has this morning released a statement saying: "We agree with the findings in the report and take responsibility for the issues raised. We have been working closely with Tusla since March 2017 to take action on their recommendations.

"We employed a fully qualified financial accountant to ensure our funds are accounted for in a robust and transparent way."