Marc Gethings

Farmer

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@ashleighfen @SeanMoy98947674 What part of Wexford did you work in if you don’t mind me asking?

[Louise McKenna @_louise__]

I started digging through the accounts of AsIAm, Ireland's largest autism charity, and what I found raises some interesting questions.

The organisation began as a relatively small charity. In 2015 it reported income of €136,142. In 2016 that was €126,949. By 2017 it had grown to €278,153. In 2018 it reached €556,840.

Then things really started to accelerate.

The accounts covering the 18 month period to June 2020 show income of €1,419,834. The following year brought in another €924,525. By 2024 the charity reported income of €2,410,290. In 2025 it reported income of €3,723,971.

Adding together only the years I have been able to verify from the published accounts gives a total of more than €9.5 million.

The interesting part is that there appear to be gaps. The accounts for 2022 and 2023 are not accessible through the links I found. Perhaps there is a perfectly innocent explanation. Perhaps it is a website issue. But if a charity is receiving millions of euro, the public should be able to easily view every set of accounts without hunting for them.

What also struck me is that the headline income figures tell only part of the story. The accounts show millions coming in and millions going out, but the pages available do not clearly show where the bulk of the money actually went. We can see total expenditure, but not yet the detailed breakdown of staff costs, salaries, consultants, administration, management costs, projects, contractors, rent, communications, and other expenses.

For example, in 2025 the charity reported income of €3.72 million and expenditure of €3.75 million. That is a very substantial operation. Yet unless you dig deep into the notes to the accounts, the public cannot immediately see how much was spent on wages, how much on programmes, how much on fundraising, and how much on administration.

This is not about accusing anyone of wrongdoing. Transparency is important for every organisation that receives donations, grants, or public money. If charities ask the public to trust them, then the public has every right to understand where the money comes from and where it goes.

The deeper question is this: when charities grow from small volunteer organisations into multi million euro enterprises, at what point do they begin to resemble institutions in their own right? And when millions are involved, should it be difficult for ordinary people to follow the money?

I am still digging. If anyone can locate the missing 2022 and 2023 accounts, or the detailed staff cost and remuneration notes, I would be very interested in seeing them.

https://t.co/awSh7jpyNN

[TheJournal.ie @thejournal_ie]

A fruit packer, who suffered a serious shoulder injury when she slipped on a grape at a Keelings fruit processing plant, was forced to withdraw a €60,000 personal injuries claim against the company after CCTV showed she'd dropped the offending fruit https://t.co/2tp3wn28r7

[Daniel Hussey @DanielHussey2]

Six Nations starts tomorrow 🏉

2013 RTÉ Montage won’t be beat ❤️

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@ArableSam He described me in my early twenties there 😬

[steve @bagshaw2112]

Be careful we have had a mm of #snow in the uk

Be careful today #snow

It snowed last night...
8:00 am: I made a snowman.

8:10 - A feminist passed by and asked me why I didn't make a snow woman.

8:15 - So, I made a snow woman.

8:17 - My feminist neighbor complained about the snow woman's voluptuous chest saying it objectified snow women everywhere.

8:20 - The gay couple living nearby threw a hissy fit and moaned it could have been two snow men instead.

8:22 - The transgender man..women...person asked why I didn't just make one snow person with detachable parts.

8:25 - The vegans at the end of the lane complained about the carrot nose, as veggies are food and not to decorate snow figures with.

8:28 - I was being called a racist because the snow couple is white.

8:31 - The middle eastern gent across the road demanded the snow woman be covered up .

8:40 - The Police arrived saying someone had been offended.

8:42 - The feminist neighbor complained again that the broomstick of the snow woman needed to be removed because it depicted women in a domestic role.

8:43 - The council equality officer arrived and threatened me with eviction.

8:45 - TV news crew from BBC showed up. I was asked if I know the difference between snowmen and snow-women? I replied "Snowballs" and am now called a sexist.

9:00 - I was on the News as a suspected terrorist, racist, homophobe sensibility offender, bent on stirring up trouble during difficult weather.

9:10 - I was asked if I have any accomplices. My children were taken by social services.

9:29 - Far left protesters offended by everything marched down the street demanding for me to be arrested.

By noon it all melted

Moral:

There is no moral to this story. It is what we have become, all because of snowflakes

[Pádraig Byrne @byrne_padraig]

#COYBIG ☘️💪🏻💪🏻

[simon @________simon]

10/10

[Niall O'Loughlin Artist @nialloloughlin]

Blown away by the reaction to my Shane & Rory Ryder Cup caricature 🙌 Prints now available + giving away 3 FREE! Tag someone who deserves one 👉 https://t.co/sj5r7eAvhd

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@nialloloughlin @ashleighfen

[Down Syndrome Podcast @IfWeKnewThenPOD]

After winning the Australian Football League (AFL) championship, Geelong Cats captain Joel Selwood didn’t go straight for the cameras or the trophy. Instead, he made his way into the stands to bring Sam Moorfoot onto the field to celebrate.

#downsyndrome #InclusionMatters

[The Coronas @TheCoronas]

Dreaming Again

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@ashleighfen @ArableSam Jesus the rabbits have taken it to a new level haven’t they?

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@ashleighfen @CarlowWeather

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@thestill1 Ann was telling me the sad news this evening. My deepest condolences John. Rip Lilian. She was a lovely lady

[Craic Of The Ash @CraicOfTheAsh]

Lee Chin no hurley block down. Rarely seen hurling skill only for mad lads🤣

[Jeremy London @SirJeremyLondon]

If going to space for 3 minutes makes you an astronaut then I’m a gynecologist…

[Marc Gethings @MarcGethings]

@ConallMoore5 Thanks