Watchdog will again ask Peter McVerry Trust to come before it amid growing anger over finances
Charity has twice refused to appear before Public Accounts Committee despite receiving €15m bailout
Peter McVerry Trust
Peter McVerry Trust tells PAC it will not attend hearing
Refusal to attend not acceptable, says Fine Gael TD and PAC member James Geoghegan
Hundreds of homes for homeless people in Dublin at risk after no bids for tender to manage
Dozens of people who should have been offered housing have not received offers
Dublin hotel bought for €6.24m by McVerry Trust vacant since 2022
Fate of hotel remains uncertain after prolonged turmoil over governance
Properties remain derelict after collapse of social housing deals with McVerry trust
Derelict and vacant sites left 'languishing' following withdrawal of trust from construction schemes
Peter McVerry scapegoating misses the bigger question about homelessness
How the State got itself into a position where it was so dependent on a voluntary organisation to provide a vital service is the real issue
Fr Peter McVerry resigns from key role in housing charity
Priest resigns as Peter McVerry Trust board secretary as chairwoman Deirdre-Ann Barr also steps down
Peter McVerry Trust in talks with Government to give up ownership of part of property portfolio
Housing charity seeks ministerial consent for transfer of properties to relevant local authority
‘The records sought do not exist’: ‘Golden visas’ granted under €1.25bn scheme but no list of investment beneficiaries
Lack of even a basic list raises questions about how the scheme was monitored
Payments by Peter McVerry Trust to law firm may have included ‘different components’, says watchdog
Lavelle Partners firm challenged figures provided in report by Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority
McVerry trust law firm dismisses regulator’s questions about family connection
Lavelle Partners say Approved Housing Bodies Regulatory Authority wrong to state firm received almost €1.7m in McVerry fees
Peter McVerry charity paid near €1.7m to law firm headed by brother of director, watchdog finds
Fees paid in 2022 and 2023 to Lavelle Solicitors, whose managing partner Michael Lavelle is a brother of McVerry director Richard Lavelle
Inspectors raise more questions about lax board oversight at McVerry Trust
Report for AHBRA points to ‘serious’ governance failings in charity
Inspectors reveal family link between McVerry Trust board member and law firm that earned €1.67m
Watchdog finds ‘serious failings in governance, financial management and conflict of interest handling’
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