Michael Long

[Dunne’s Farm Pastured Eggs @Dunnesfarmeggs]

Internet, Do your thing!!!

Help us name this "Smooth Criminal" so we can officially add him to the Dunne's Farm Wall of Shame.

He didn't get away with much, but the damage he caused will cost far more than anything he stole.

#dunnesfarmeggthief #smoothcriminal #thief

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@PeterPaulGuy Is this them?

[Máiría Cahill @cahillbooks]

I have spoken to a proactive journalist regarding Sinn Féin being asked today if they are hypocrites on the issue of abuse, and regarding my complaint sent to Ms McDonald. I will leave any further comment until after their story appears.

Separately, this is Rose Conway Walsh's face today when Michelle O'Neill was asked about me.

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@thejournal_ie Isn't it fairly the same storyline as Taken? But instead of a man going after an Algerian gang kidnapping for human trafficking it's a man going after an Algerian gang for grapeing a teenager.

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@seachtsietesept @Cathal_Dennehy Seems a bit too slow off the blocks to do the 100/200. I'd say that's why she is in 400m and good at the relay. I'm no expert, just my observation

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@thejournal_ie 190m -> BAM get the contract -> 1billion

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@TrevorODon12181 Doctor or engineer?

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@DarkHourYT @TheCriticalDri2 Isn't that what mother's day is for?

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@fiannafailparty But ye won't vet people coming from countries that even yourselves state don't see rape as a criminal offense. Mind boggling

[nwl @nwl88444048]

The financial accounts for Adam Harris (brother of FG leader Simon) charity Asiam for 2025 have been published. Another superb year!

Revenue at the charity surged by 54% from €2.4m to €3.7m

Most of the increase came from the HSE whose donation increased from €244,607 to €1,147,507

Other notable donors were the Irish (sic) Human Rights and Equality Commission, the €10m state-funded outfit of which Adam Harris is a commissioner.

And Rethink Ireland, which is partly state-funded, donated €139,378 compared to zero the previous year. Adam Harris is now on the board of Rethink Ireland.

Such a small world, and presumably Adam Harris excused himself as these organisations discussed donations to Asiam.

Most of the increased funding has gone on staffing, increased from 27 to 44, staff costs increase from €1.4m to €2.5m

Adama Harris was paid €98,595 compared to €97,500 the previous year (though the previous year's accounts put his pay in the €80-90k band, who knows)

€3.7m income wha'!
It was just over €100k when Adam's brother was first appointed to Cabinet in 2016.

What a superb job Adam Harris has done and in such a crowded field of state-funded autism charities. Well done to him!

Extracts from the accounts and the autism charity landscape in the Tweet below.

Link to the 2025 accounts at the Charity Regulator website.
https://t.co/eDjsdzgfZq

[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

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@TheCriticalDri2 Yeah, Wolverine and Team X

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@rtenews This and everything else will continue to go up until the public actually do something about it through votes and marches. Nobody pays attention to people whinging on social media.

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@rtenews What farm is the beef coming from? Just so I can keep an eye out on who to avoid

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@Jen_Hauser @AlisonMaryORE He was shoplifting and injured an 88 year old man while trying to escape and got caught. Make sure you report that. Not the first offense either

[Tracey O'Mahony @TraceyOMahony81]

The EU intend to remove labels confirming if food has been genetically modified to increase EU competivness (because consumers won't buy GM foods).

Are you okay with this?

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@caulmick She apparently is currently on the board of Munster rugby. Who knows why. Although it might explain the shambles that is Munster rugby at the moment.

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@JBM111SB @Pirat_Nation Original? Was supposed to be May 2026

[The Ditch @wereontheditch]

The Ditch can reveal Fine Gael Galway West byelection candidate and Seanad leader Seán Kyne is the senator alleged to have blackmailed and harassed the former Inland Fisheries Ireland CEO. 

https://t.co/JwsrjEulUo

[Michael Long @mdl100_]

@SnDMediaNews How the hell did he get Frank Buttimer?