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Former Fianna Fail Minister says Donegal cancer charity has questions to answer

Barry Whyte -
Former Fianna Fail Minister says Donegal cancer charity has questions to answer

A former Fianna Fail Minister has said a Donegal cancer charity have questions to answer after it was revealed that they received over €400,000 more than it spent in the last two years.

The Good and New charity, drives cancer patients to and from Donegal to Galway on a weekly basis.

Figures from the charity regulator show that the Letterkenny based charity received €815,000 in donations in 2015 and 2016. But it's expenditure was €390,000.

Dr James McDaid, who is now the President of the Donegal Hospice, says there are transparency issues at the charity.....

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Ocean FM has tried to contact the Chairman of the charity Eamon McDevitt, but to date we have received no reply.

Barry Whyte -