# Irish Guide Dogs income down a third

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/07/05/irish-guide-dogs-income-down-a-third/
- Published: 2011-07-05T17:33:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Irish Guide Dogs for the Blind (IGDFTB) saw its income drop by a third last
year, according to a report in the Irish Times.**

Donations were down by **€1 million** while overall income dropped by €2 million**
from €6.2 million to €4.2 million**.

Roy Keane, formerly of Manchester United and the Republic of Ireland, is the charity’s
most prominent supporter and regularly attends charity events in Ireland.

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As a result of the drop in income, five employees were made redundant last year 
and the charity has also put in place wage cuts, with staff earning in excess of
€30,000 required to take a five per cent drop in gross pay and all staff taking 
a three per cent cut in their employer pension contributions.

Despite the drop in income, cuts in expenditure led to an organisational surplus
of €200,000.

The chief executive of IGDFTB, Padraig Mallon, said voluntary income to date this
year had been on a par with 2010 with no further drop.

[IGDFTB](http://www.guidedogs.ie) runs a wide range of charity events to raise money
and also receives statutory funding which has grown over the last year.