Staff at home for disabled adults ‘left in very difficult circumstances’ – Hiqa
Residents ‘very unhappy’ as staff unable to contact managers and take leave, report says
Limerick disability care home failed to protect residents from abuse, Hiqa says
Health service regulator finds non-compliance with regulations in 17 care homes
Charity helping people with intellectual disabilities appeals for workspaces
Covid-19 regulations on social distancing mean Cope Foundation needs more spaces
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The ‘chronic sorrow’ of knowing your child will die
Finn O’Gorman (3) was born with a life-limiting genetic condition
State failing to invest in disability services, says COPE chief
Taoiseach defends funding levels as FF leader says hundreds are going without help
Varadkar and Martin row over disability services
Martin claims agencies in fear of speaking out because ‘it will be taken out on them’
Disabilities charity calls for more than €130m in funding
Waiting lists for children and adults with intellectual disabilities growing, says Cope
Residents at Cork disability centre exposed to ‘serious risks’
Hiqa inspectors found COPE centre had poor hygiene standards with dirt, stains, cobwebs
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‘When Lauren turned 18, I cried for about five hours’
There are about 24 people in Ireland who suffer from Cornelia de Lange syndrome
Care worker fined €500 for assault on man with autism
Defendant dismissed from job with Cope Foundation within 24 hours of conviction
Family of Joe Duane says court hearing is end of long road
‘We urge all those who witness ill-treatment in care facilities to report it to the gardaí’
Man settles action over alleged sub-standard care given to son
David Cotter had sued HSE and Cope Foundation over respite care provided in 1992
No new admissions to Cork home after Hiqa finds ‘serious’ defects
Inspectors of Cope Foundation centre for disabled discover dirty mattresses, assaults by residents
Actor Jeremy Irons to become ‘honorary’ Cork man
Oscar-winner has lived at Kilcoe Castle in West Cork since the late 1990s
Reilly warns Vincent’s of 'serious consequences' over top-ups
Minister was speaking after hospital declined to provide details of allowances to senior staff
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