Niamh Leahy

Interested in politics, history , nature , garden bird watching and wine , only white wine ..

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

The #DukeofKent has now seen 5 reigns , his grandfather #GeorgeV his uncles #EdwardVIII & #GeorgeVI his cousin #QueenElizabeth & his cousin #KingCharlesIII #history

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@IrelandMeda @FrontlinesTPUSA @TaylerUSA @TPUSA Definitely new shoes walk..

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@HMcEntee You are a elected irish politician, not a global politician.. the concern about every other country is ridiculous. Africa has 54 countries , enough of the African union politicians to sort African problems.

[Paul Treyvaud @PaulTreyvaud]

Remember these names

[Peadar Tóibín TD @Toibin1]

The government funded the advert that made a granny's hug appear suspect and threatening.

They then say they are not responsible for it.

[Nick Delehanty 🇮🇪 @Nick_Delehanty]

6. Work Permits

We can see that the Govt is on track to issue more work permits to Indians in 2026 than 2025.

[TheIrishWatchdog @WatchdogTh96012]

The most unlikable Taoiseach in modern times.

[Paddy Hart @maxbiaggi30]

Your government granted this organisation ~€740000 in 2025.

Is there no actual oversight into how these taxpayer funds are spent?

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@UltMcP Solicitors will be back at work Monday not needing government funding , everyone in Ireland will be suing Granny & grandad ..that four bed house with large garden will free up the property market & granny & grandad will have to down size , a win win for government

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@TheMandyGall Every one is talking about the French riots and immigration problems of France , but that doesn’t mean Marcon is a successful leader although Hall probably does think he is.

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@TheMandyGall Soc dems , wokery at its finest , and Gannon , feminist men & liberal women , I’d happily send them all to their number one cause Gaza…

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@TheDon66666 Ireland always the last to follow social media trends when they’ve been binned elsewhere.

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@PeterPaulGuy We have piss poor politicians who seem to worry about everything that bothers no one & stays away from the issues that people are actually concerned about . They have copious amounts of advisors & still they can’t manage .

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@thejournal_ie Why are parents on welfare getting child dependency rates. It seems the taxpayers is paying twice , feeding the kids year round , back to school allowance to kit the out , free books in school , free meals in school & now free meals on school holidays.. what are the parents doing

[Stephen Breen @SteBreen]

BREAKING - Sinn Fein has issued a statement confirming that Aengus O’Snodaigh TD is a chair and board member of a charity organisation that is currently under investigation by Gardai. Deputy O’Snodaigh has not been contacted by Gardai at this stage. More @IrishSunOnline

[nwl @nwl88444048]

Named! The charity which was raided by Gardai and the Charity Regulator on Tue/Wed, with Rolex watches, Louis Vuitton luxury leather goods and two BMW X5 valued at €250,000

It's Liberties Recycling Training and Development CLG, also known as Liberty Recycling, a registered charity which receives around €400,000 a year from the taxpayer. It collects unwanted goods, mostly clothing, sells them in its shops and to wholesalers overseas, and uses the proceeds to help people with difficult backgrounds, particularly in addiction to get skills and work experience and build their lives. Most of its €3.6m income comes from its sales.

One of its principals is SF TD Aengus O'Snodaigh, who states he is chairperson and secretary, and is also a director of a related private company (without charity status, despite his claim in the Oireachtas register) Liberty (sic) Global Exports Company Limited by Guarantee. Note, there is no allegation of wrongdoing at this time against Aengus O'Snodaigh.

Other principals include Philip Moloney, Tony Geoghegan of Merchants Quay fame and Gabriel Kinahan.

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@punishablepress Surely we all have a claim to compensation... 😁

[Niamh Leahy @devlingirl]

@DavQuinn @OCallaghanJim If NGOs can make and pay for these ads, then you must assume they're over funded ..

[Donal Moloney @DonalMoloney10]

Ireland is now a country where grandparents naturally expressing their affection for their grandchildren is dubious, but men chestfeeding babies for sexual gratification is perfectly fine.

[Nick Delehanty 🇮🇪 @Nick_Delehanty]

*Important,
Let me explain the public money trail behind the viral advert about grandparents hugging their grandchildren.

Four Organisations keep appearing:
1. CUAN,
2. Community Foundation Ireland,
3. Dublin Rape Crisis Centre, and
4. We-Consent.

1. Cuan is the State agency.
Established in January 2024 to fund and coordinate domestic and sexual violence services, set standards, and run awareness campaigns.

It sits inside the Dept. of Justice

Its funding has risen from €58.6 million in 2024 to €84.4 million allocation for 2027 (+44% increase in three years!)

At end of 2024 it had 28 employees. That year it spent roughly €3 million on staff, administration and board costs + another €4.2 million on awareness campaigns.

In 2025 it allocated €58.36 million to 78 organisations (see pic below).

2. Community Foundation Ireland
Denise Charlton is CEO of Community Foundation.

She also sits on CUAN's statutory board, and is a named member of We-Consent’s advisory group.

Community Foundation Ireland helped fund the original We-Consent campaign (launched 2023 by DRCC, with Dept of Justice support).

Other CUAN board members also lead or sit on organisations that receive Cuan grants (including Women’s Aid and Galway Rape Crisis Centre and others).

These links are publicly disclosed. They are not evidence of wrongdoing. Everything here is above board.

But they do raise ordinary public-interest questions about conflict declarations, recusals, and how core grants are renewed versus the smaller open funding call (€3.2m in 2025).

3. We-Consent
We-Consent is a DRCC project, not a separate State body.

The precise cost, production details, and evaluation of this particular grandparents advert are not publicly broken out.

4. ***IMPORTANT**
Dublin Rape Crisis Centre does important work.
Supporting survivors and teaching boundaries are not in dispute.

But my question here is:
What measurable improvement has this new agency structure, CUAN, delivered per euro spent, and where is the independent comparison with the previous system?

*The graphic below shows how €58.3million was distributed in 2025. CUAN's total budget allocation for 2027 is €85million.